Many House Lawmakers Support Pharma-Backed Donut-Hole Liability Change

By John Wilkerson / June 13, 2018 at 7:13 PM
More than 200 House lawmakers, including 50 Democrats, are urging congressional leadership to undo a recently passed law that makes brand drug makers pay 70 percent of Part D donut-hole costs, but a patient advocate group chided Democrats for their support of the brand-backed measure. "Frankly, we were surprised and confused to see that you signed on to a letter apparently instigated by drug corporations," Patients For Affordable Drugs President David Mitchell wrote in a letter to the 50 Democrats...


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