20 Nov 2009 08:00 AM
Lawmakers Call For Inquiry Into Pharmaceutical Company Price Hikes
Reuters: "Congressional Democrats are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as Congress finalizes an overhaul of the healthcare system. Lawmakers are concerned the companies are trying to reap gains ahead of reforms aimed at lowering drug prices and forcing drugmakers to partly fund changes that aim to boost the number of Americans covered by health insurance. 'I want to know if there's a back-door move underway by the drugmakers to recover some of the concessions they've promised for health care reform,' said Senator Bill Nelson, who represents many older Americans in the state of Florida" (Heavey, 11/19)…
