Public Citizen: Congress Must Pass Landmark Legislation to Stop Pharma Rip-Offs
February 07, 2019
February 07, 2019
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Public Citizen issued the following statement by President Robert Weissman:
Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act to allow the government to negotiate prices for Medicare Part D directly with pharmaceutical corporations and authorize generic competition when negotiations fail. Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D- . . .
Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act to allow the government to negotiate prices for Medicare Part D directly with pharmaceutical corporations and authorize generic competition when negotiations fail. Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D- . . .