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Peter Welch: “There is some argument that is always made by the pharma companies that if there is some pushback on their pricing…”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
There is some argument that is always made by the pharma companies that if there is some pushback on their pricing power, that somehow means they are not going to innovate. I find that to be bogus because they are spending more on advertising than they are on research.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch criticizes pharma companies' claims about pricing affecting innovation.

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