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Mazie Hirono: So, if that is the case--either one of you can answer--what would be the incentive for the drug companies who are…

On the recordDecember 2, 2014
So, if that is the case--either one of you can answer--what would be the incentive for the drug companies who are getting reimbursed by insurance for these $1,000 pills to be innovative and come up with less costly, effective drugs?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Questioning the incentive for drug companies to innovate given high reimbursement rates.

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