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Bill Nelson: For seven plans we reviewed, the average negotiated price for the cancer drug Gleevec increased by 46 percent from about…

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
For seven plans we reviewed, the average negotiated price for the cancer drug Gleevec increased by 46 percent from about $31,000 in 2006 to more than $45,000 in 2009.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson highlights the significant price increase of the cancer drug Gleevec over recent years.

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