According to the 2010 Federal Trade Commission report entitled 'Pay For Delay: How Drug Companies Payoffs Cost Consumers Billions,' these settlements cost consumers approximately $35 billion over 10 years.
Chuck Grassley: “According to the 2010 Federal Trade Commission report entitled 'Pay For Delay: How Drug Companies Payoffs Cost Consumers…”
On the recordJuly 22, 2013
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Senator Grassley cites FTC report highlighting the financial impact of pay-for-delay settlements on consumers.
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