Senator Collins Presses HHS to Reform Drug Rebate System

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As companies raised the price of drugs in the past week, Senator Susan Collins is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to take action to change the drug-rebate system

 

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END the practice of 'Patent Stacking' by Pharmaceutical Companies. Allow Generic Medication to come to Market sooner.. this WILL lower prices. If you are a politician who accepts campaign donations from PHARMA .. Who do you represent if you support 'Patent Stacking'?

A little late! They're already working on it.

“hello my dear children, drugs will soon be under-the-counter! let the party begin!” Studio54 Groupie Sue HealthThreat Fear&Loath Yea

But who is the head of that Department Check notes...... Alex Azar, a pharmaceutical lobbyist and former drug company executive that you voted for. Nice job

How about you pressure McConnell to open the government?

It might be a good idea if you stop taking any drugs that are for sale unless they've been around for a long long time and not caused any ill effects because the Democrats have approved everything imaginable in the past few years that's why they're so rich

What f****** rebates is she talking about I have never gotten one what world is she in

I have not only seem drug pricing increase across the board from all pharma co but as of 1/1/19 they have also pulled any manufacturer discount coupons for consumers . Greedy buggers like the 20% tax break wasn’t enough. That’s why tax breaks w/o conditions are STUPID

You are not covering the point that realDonaldTrump swore he would force them to lower prices. Why the fvck are you so fvcking biased and misleading? Oh, hang on, you are Murdoch owned.

What's parking rebates have the American people gotten from drug companies where is she talking about rebates Democrat politicians get from drug companies for their approval let me know

SenSusanCollins is irrelevant.

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