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Jeff Merkley: “What is the barrier for entrepreneurs stepping into this gap? It just seems like it is a dysfunctional market.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
What is the barrier for entrepreneurs stepping into this gap? It just seems like it is a dysfunctional market.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights barriers preventing new entrants in the auto-injector market despite high profits.

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