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Blog Post | September 1, 2023

Big Pharma Sues To Keep Drug Prices Sky High

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Big Pharma Sues To Keep Drug Prices Sky High

Aggressive litigation is Big Pharma’s go-to tactic to block Americans’ access to fairer drug prices. There are numerous examples of firms suing to keep prices of drugs included in Medicare negotiations sky high:

So while PhRMA is trying to convince you that the US government is engaging in price setting, what they aren’t telling you is that pharmaceutical companies have been trying to keep prices high on these drugs for years. They’re pulling out all the stops, employing Trump administration officials, BigLaw firms, and judges with huge conflicts of interest to keep drug prices high, since now, their lobbying against fairer price interventions has finally failed. 

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