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CPPI Director
Apr 23, 20181 min read
#BIGPHARMA SETS LOBBYING SPENDING RECORD
Breaking records is a good thing when you are an Olympic athlete, but breaking records is not a good thing when your goal is to keep...
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CPPI Director
Mar 23, 20181 min read
NEW POLL ON AMERICANS’ VIEWS ON DRUG PRICING
Today, Kaiser Health release new data showing more than half of the public – 52% – believe that passing legislation to bring down...
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CPPI Director
Feb 15, 20182 min read
STATES TAKE UP FIGHT TO LOWER RX PRICES
In recent weeks, an astonishing number of states have taken up the fight against #BigPharma to lower prescription drug prices. In fact,...
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CPPI Director
Feb 6, 20181 min read
VOTERS: REDUCING #RXPRICING A KEY PRIORITY
A new poll shows that more than 85 percent of voters believe that lowering drug prices should be a key priority for Congress. The poll,...
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CPPI Director
Jan 10, 20182 min read
NEW YEAR, SAME OLD BIG PHARMA
New Year’s Day is the day that Big Pharma companies announce their price increases, and instead of a fresh new start to the year many...
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CPPI Director
Jan 9, 20181 min read
#BIGPHARMA GEARING UP FOR A BIG WIN
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-Nominee Alex Azar’s Confirmation Hearing was yet another slap in the face for...
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CPPI Director
Nov 30, 20172 min read
HHS SECRETARY NOMINEE SHOWS HIS TRUE COLORSOn Wednesday, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensi
On Wednesday, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of...
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CPPI Director
Nov 16, 20171 min read
BIG PHARMA: MARKET FAILURE
This new video – Big Pharma: Market Failure – looks at the impact of outrageous drug prices in the U.S. on the public, businesses and...
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CPPI Director
Nov 14, 20172 min read
REVOLVING DOOR CONTINUES TO REVOLVE
Earlier this month, seven senators introduced legislation to slow the revolving door between federal agencies and the pharmaceutical...
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CPPI Director
Oct 24, 20171 min read
SAFETY IS NOT A DEBATE
Big Pharma resists any efforts to lower prescription drug prices by raising fears over safety. Since fear is a powerful motivator, it can...
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CPPI Director
Oct 3, 20172 min read
THE ATLANTIC FORUM ON RX DRUGS: AT WHAT COST?
Today, we attended an event hosted by The Atlantic focused on the high cost of pharmaceuticals – At What Cost? It will come as no...
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CPPI Director
Sep 26, 20171 min read
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
In countless media stories, highly questionable and aggressive tactics of the #BigPharma lobby have been exposed. It is no secret that...
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CPPI Director
Aug 17, 20171 min read
PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HELP BIG PHARMA MORE THAN PATIENTS
David Lazarus, in this LA Times story, exposes questionable practices of #BigPharma to appear to care about patients through Patient...
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CPPI Director
Jul 13, 20171 min read
BLOWING UP BIG PHARMA’S R&D CLAIMS
#BigPharma claims that they need to maintain the high price of #pharmaceuticals in order to fund research and development for future...
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CPPI Director
Jun 13, 20172 min read
SENATE HEARING ON HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the high cost of prescription drugs, which is the...
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CPPI Director
Jun 2, 20171 min read
READ BETWEEN THE LINES
When was the last time that you went to pick up your medication and negotiated what you pay the pharmacy? Negotiating prices between...
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CPPI Director
May 15, 20171 min read
VOX: INSULIN DRUG PRICES TELL US A LOT ABOUT WHAT’S WRONG WITH DRUG PRICING IN AMERICA
Julia Belluz, in this Vox article, recalls a very different pricing strategy for prescription drugs – Doctors who refused to patent the...
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CPPI Director
Apr 19, 20171 min read
BLOOMBERG: HOW DRUG-COMPANY ‘BENEVOLENCE’ SILENCES THE SICK
Bloomberg columnist Joe Nocera exposes questionable practices of a #BigPharma company in claiming a partnership with a patient advocacy...
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