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Jamie Raskin: “I just think that these NDC blocks were tremendously profitable for Novartis, as they have been for other companies, and…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
I just think that these NDC blocks were tremendously profitable for Novartis, as they have been for other companies, and the cost is not paid by the company. It is paid by the patients, it is paid by Medicare, and all of us through increased prices.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes the profit model of pharmaceutical companies affecting patients' costs.

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