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Ars Technica | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Big pharma companies agree to federal price negotiations “under protest”

They're not dropping their lawsuits, but they say they have no choice but to negotiate.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/big-pharma-companies-agree-to-federal-price-negotiations-under-protest/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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fb5c8bb1 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1
Can we just nationalize healthcare like the rest of the developed world yet?
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Nazo | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 I mean god forbid people should be able to afford things they need to not be dead.
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75c98efd | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 

These would be the companies that promise to put certain amounts of their revenue into research and development and never do.