Maine Democratic Party: On This Day in 2010 - Senator Collins Voted Against Cracking Down on Secret 'Pay-For-Delay' Deals That Forced Mainers to Pay Ten Times More for Their Prescriptions
July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine, July 30 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release:
Ten years ago, Senator Susan Collins voted for an amendment that would have eliminated a provision in a major appropriations bill to ban drug manufacturers from making so-called "pay-for-delay" agreements. These secret schemes, in which a pharmaceutical company pays their competitors to not manufacture generic versions of their products, have allowed drug companies to make billions of . . .
Ten years ago, Senator Susan Collins voted for an amendment that would have eliminated a provision in a major appropriations bill to ban drug manufacturers from making so-called "pay-for-delay" agreements. These secret schemes, in which a pharmaceutical company pays their competitors to not manufacture generic versions of their products, have allowed drug companies to make billions of . . .