Government Price Controls for Prescription Drugs Are Bad Medicine for Americans
28 June 2024
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses how President Biden's price controls will result in prescription drug shortages and discourage innovation, how government mandates and regulations raise insurance costs, and the grim prognosis on Medicare and Medicaid's viability.
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