Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2018
Pharma’s ‘come-to-Jesus moment’: the industry braces for a Pelosi speakership and Democrats’ drug pricing agenda
30 October 2018 - A number of top Democrats — led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — are positioning themselves to take on the pharmaceutical industry if their party takes the House.
Nancy Pelosi marched into PhRMA’s offices this July with the law on her side.
Never mind that the law in question has never been put to use: Pelosi spoke in detailed terms of a federal statute that allows the U.S. government to effectively strip drug companies of exclusive licenses to some blockbuster medicines.
