03524nam 2200661 450 991046137260332120200520144314.01-62637-336-1(CKB)3710000000466065(EBL)4352968(SSID)ssj0001544234(PQKBManifestationID)16135041(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544234(PQKBWorkID)14334109(PQKB)11328152(MiAaPQ)EBC4352968(Au-PeEL)EBL4352968(CaPaEBR)ebr11150312(OCoLC)936881035(EXLCZ)99371000000046606520160209h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDriving down the cost of drugs battling big pharma in the statehouse /Ramón CastellblanchBoulder, Colorado ;London, [England] :FirstForumPress,2012.©20121 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-935049-45-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ResponsePublic 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 between the Governor and Legislative Leadership; 2005; 2006; Making a Deal; Implementation Delayedch7-Politically Organizing for Access to MedicinesHearing Voters' Righteous Indignation; Allying with Powerful Progressive Organizations; Politically Isolating the Pharmaceutical Industry; "Framing" after Righteous Indignation; Inferences beyond Fighting for Medicines; Implications for US Health Policy; Appendix: Useful Websites on Health Care Policy and Politics; Bibliography; Index; About the BookPrescription pricingCaliforniaPrescription pricingMainePrescription pricingVermontDrugsPricesCaliforniaDrugsPricesMaineDrugsPricesVermontElectronic books.Prescription pricingPrescription pricingPrescription pricingDrugsPricesDrugsPricesDrugsPrices368.38/24Castellblanch Ramón1948-905939MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461372603321Driving down the cost of drugs2026266UNINA