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On the recordJanuary 27, 2016
If it is a short enough time, it is not going to be worth the amount of money that the manufacturer--well, they are not manufacturers; they are more like what I would call hedge fund pharmaceutical companies--would pay to get the rights to that drug.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the impact of expedited drug approvals on pharmaceutical companies' pricing strategies.

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