White House Pharma Deal

Pass the Popular Parts of Health Care Reform and Ditch the Rest

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

Passing the most popular parts of health care reform while ditching the rest, can give Democrats a "win" on health care without jamming controversial and unpopular elements down the throats of American voters.

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Big Pharma Deal May Be Cut Back By Last-Minute Progressive Resistance

New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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Facing last-minute liberal resistance in Congress, the drug industry is bracing for an increase in its share of the cost of the proposed health care o...

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Admit It: A Robust Public Option Is Dead

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

With a robust public option dead, the only way to prevent a massive Democratic-sponsored bailout of the health care industry is to regulate insurance premiums and put a trigger on individual mandates.

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White House Deal With PhRMA Will End Up Costing Taxpayers

CNN | Shawn Tully, Editor at Large | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama Administration is touting its pact with the pharmaceutical industry as "an historic agreement to lower drug costs." Both sides claim the dea...

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Big Pharma Lobbyist On White House Deal: "It's Counterproductive To Keep Talking About It"

L.A. Times | Tom Hamburger | Posted 05.25.2011

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An $80-billion deal with the drug industry that the White House thought would add momentum to its campaign for national healthcare reform has instead ...

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Gibbs Won't Say What White House Gave Drugmakers To Gain Their Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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What did the White House offer drugmakers to get their support for health care legislation? NBC's Chuck Todd put the question directly to Robert Gibb...

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