Major pharmaceutical companies are citing their role in fighting the pandemic as they lobby against Democrats' bid to overhaul prescription drug policy.
outlined by Sen. Ron Wyden
“It makes sense to get buy-in before releasing it rather than releasing it with fingers crossed and then tweaking it once members complain,” the aide said. An analysis from Patients for Affordable Drugs found that PhRMA and other advocacy groups aligned on the issue, including the conservative group American Action Network partially funded by PhRMA, have spent upwards of $18 million on ads opposing the Medicare negotiation proposal since July.
PhRMA spent $6.43 million on lobbying during the second quarter of this year, which runs from April through June, a 19 percent increase over the same period in 2020.
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