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Senate bill could end Big Pharma conspiracies that intentionally postpone the release of generic drugs

1/29/2007 - (NaturalNews) Both Republican and Democratic senators announced earlier this week that they would support legislation aimed at stopping settlements between brand-name drug firms and generic drug makers that delay the release of less expensive generic...

Bush likely to veto lowering Medicare drug prices

1/25/2007 - (NaturalNews) House Democrats passed a bill January 12 that requires federal healthcare officials to negotiate lower drug prices with drug companies. However, President Bush has said he will veto it immediately. The Democrats introduced the bill aiming...

HHS chief opposes Medicare drug price negotiation; a perpetuation of Big Pharma price fixing, says health advocate

11/17/2006 - (NaturalNews) On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said the government should not negotiate Medicare drug prices, instantly drawing fire from the incoming Democratic Congress and at least one health advocate. "The idea of the...

America accused of bullying developing countries with monopoly pharmaceutical prices, profiteering schemes

11/14/2006 - (NaturalNews) International anti-poverty non-profit Oxfam claims that poor people are dying needlessly because multinational pharmaceutical giants are monopolizing drugs for deadly diseases such as cancer and AIDS. The charity also claimed that rich...

Bush Administration opposes Democratic plan to lower Medicare drug prices through volume purchasing discounts

11/14/2006 - (NaturalNews) This past weekend, the Bush administration stated that it would be strongly opposing a top priority of the Democratic Party -- the authorization of the U.S. government to negotiate with drug companies to ensure lower prices for Medicare...

Medicare drug prices based on smoke and mirrors

10/16/2006 - (NaturalNews) According to Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the leaders and main proponents of the Medicare system misled senior citizens last month when they collectively said that premiums for drug plans would start at the same level in 2007 compared to...

Medicare drug plan is profit windfall for drug companies

9/22/2006 - (NaturalNews) After a report by J.D. Power and Associates revealed that three-fourths of more than 3,400 Medicare beneficiaries surveyed were satisfied with the new Medicare prescription drug plan that went into effect at the beginning of the year, a...

Brand-name drug prices rise faster than inflation

9/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) The prices of brand-name prescription drugs used by older Americans continue to increase, while generic drugs used by the same age group remain relatively unchanged in price, according to the AARP's quarterly Rx Watchdog Report. The report...

Prescription drug prices rise four times faster than inflation; biggest jump in six years

6/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) -- Two reports released by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found that prices of brand-name prescription drugs in the United States rose nearly four times as fast as the inflation rate in the first quarter, while the prices...

Drug companies allegedly defraud state Medicaid programs with 54,000% markups

2/7/2005 - Where do you find a two-dollar bottle of sodium chloride selling for $928.51? In Big Pharma, of course, where 79 drug companies are now being accused of defrauding state Medicaid programs by artificially inflating the prices of drugs. According to the...

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