politico.com - 7/6/2009
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Drug industry warns of 2010 repercussions if Dems go along with Waxman's tough set of savings.
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If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em (and Then Say You Beat 'Em)
Hit & Run —
... ). And thus, as in this Politico story about political battles being waged by drug manufacturers, political actors necessarily become subject to corporate blowback and power plays whenever there's some indication the politicians might not be playing along: ...
Hullabaloo —
... The effect has been to set a ceiling for what the drugmakers and the hospital industry and the other stakeholders will accept, brokered through the most conservative and industry-friendly committee in Congress, Max Baucus' Senate Finance Committee. Any committee that seeks more savings from industry immediately gets attacked, even though they never made such an agreement. ...
The Max Tax: Baucus Keeps Up His End of Secret PhRMA Deal
Firedoglake —
... In accord with the internal memo, the Baucus bill does nothing to change current law regarding drug re-importation from cheaper countries. It does not contain the Medicaid/Medicare dual eligibility rebate promoted by Henry Waxman. It does not allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices which was ...
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