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Drug prices: Where do we go after the Election?

  • Written by Rachel Sachs, Associate Professor of Law, Washington University in St Louis

Martin Shkreli. Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Mylan. These names have become big news, but just a year ago, most Americans devoted little time and attention to the question of pharmaceutical pricing. Now, a Kaiser Health Tracking Poll released Oct. 27 suggests many people care more about the increasing prices of drugs than they do about any other...

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