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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Bill aims to lower the cost of the most expensive prescription drugs for Mainers
The bill would ensure that Mainers pay no more for prescription medications than their Canadian neighbors.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Biden puts focus on prescription drug prices in fight against inflation
President Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Maine Voices: There is a state-level solution to high prescription drug costs
Other states have passed laws regulating pharmacy reimbursements. Why not Maine?
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court weighed whether the company’s marketing and sale of opioids created a public nuisance.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Democrats reach deal on lowering drug prices; Biden upbeat on Manchin
Democrats are looking to cap out-of-pocket Medicare drug costs at $2,000 and reduce the price of insulin, as part of President Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal.
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PublishedJune 23, 2021
Commentary: Medicare must study unproven, expensive Alzheimer’s drug
Taxpayers and patients cannot afford to pay a high price for a treatment not known to be effective.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Commentary: Generic prescriptions deliver savings for Maine patients
An op-ed and an editorial praising proposed state regulations overlook the fact that brand-name drugs are consistently more costly to Maine.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line
Lawmakers should not yield to intimidation from those who profit by jacking up prices on medicines Mainers need.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Commentary: Congress should stop rewarding Big Pharma with tax breaks for gouging patients
Maine’s congressional delegation should push to eliminate loopholes that allow this industry to dodge paying its fair share.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Legislative panel votes down bill to penalize drug companies for price gouging
The pharmaceutical industry has made it clear that it will sue Maine if the state approves the ‘excessive pricing’ bill, which now goes to the full Legislature.
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