U.S. Backs Drug Firms in Lawsuit Over Prices

January 9, 2011
The New York Times
By Robert Pear

The Obama administration, following a lengthy internal debate, has unexpectedly come down on the side of pharmaceutical companies that are accused of overcharging public hospitals and clinics that care for large numbers of poor people.

The administration has told the Supreme Court that the hospitals and clinics cannot sue drug companies to enforce their right to deep discounts on drugs or to obtain reimbursement from companies that overcharge. Read more

 

 

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