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Castellblanch Ramón <1948-> |
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Driving down the cost of drugs : battling big pharma in the statehouse / / Ramón Castellblanch |
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Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : FirstForumPress, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Prescription pricing - California |
Prescription pricing - Maine |
Prescription pricing - Vermont |
Drugs - Prices - California |
Drugs - Prices - Maine |
Drugs - Prices - Vermont |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; ch1-David, Goliath, and Prescription Drugs; ch2-How Drugs Got So Expensive; Getting Patent Privileges; Making the FDA a Partner and the Rise of the Blockbusters; Fighting Government Oversight and Exploiting the Blockbusters; The Blockbusters' Toll on America; ch3-Vermont Raises the Cry; The Road to S 300; 1999; S 300; Epilogue; ch4-As Goes Maine; Maine Background; Low-cost Drugs for the Elderly; Senate Leadership Commitments to Supporting Price Controls; Leinonen; Northeast Legislators; LD 2599; Industry Response |
Public Support to the RescueKing-Pingree Negotiations; Maine Rx; PhRMA v. Concannon; Maine Rx Plus; Postscript; ch5-PhRMA Tries Stopping State Action; PhRMA Political Spending in the Early 2000s; Post-Maine Rx State and Local Legislation; PhRMA's Turn to Congress; Industry Building Its Economic Power; Advocates' Continued Fighting after Part D; ch6-So Goes California; California Overview; 1999-2003; 2004: Legislative Leadership Taking the Stage; The Rise of Tension |
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