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The Hill: Competition, Not Capping Increases, is the Cure for High Drug Prices

Posted on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 by Oliver McPherson-Smith

Soaring prescription drug prices are putting financial pressure on families across the country. In response, state legislators are increasingly considering limits on the annual price increase of prescription drugs. But rather than making drugs more affordable, these policies risk reducing consumer access to cheaper, generic alternatives.

Read this op-ed in The Hill

 

 

 

 

Further Reading

  • Real Clear Policy: Strangling Generic Drugs is the Wrong Path to Lower Prices
  • Townhall: Price Controls Will Not Lower Drug Prices
  • The Big Problem with Price Controls: Scarcity
  • Consumers Would Benefit from State Bans on Copay Adjustment Programs
  • Drug Price Controls on Drugs Will Cost Patients
  • Coalition Opposes Congressional Attempt to Stifle Lower-Priced Generic Drug Competition
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