Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2017
Why do we need drug rebates, anyway? A top law maker wants to know.
17 October 2017 - Senator Lamar Alexander has a question: why do we have drug rebates, anyway?
“Why do we need rebates?” the Tennessee Republican asked a panel of pharmaceutical industry representatives at a Senate committee hearing.
The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee met Tuesday morning for the second of three hearings on drug pricing, and heard testimony from five interest groups representing companies that play different roles in getting medicines to patients.
