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Jamie Raskin: “Do you think it is inappropriate in a constitutional democracy where the public invests in scientific and medical…”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
Do you think it is inappropriate in a constitutional democracy where the public invests in scientific and medical research... for that factor to be taken into account in the pricing and distribution of pharmaceutical drugs?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin questions the ethics of drug pricing related to public investment.

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