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progressoid

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3. My concern is that this becomes a one-off.

Reply to albacore (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2023, 01:11 AM

Mar 2023

The entire pharmaceutical industry needs to make over.

It's great that one drug from from one company will see a price cap. What about the rest?

Of course it's likely that Eli Lilly will spread the costs of cheaper insulin to other products they sell.

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Yes.. I know it was Bernie's project... [View all] albacore Mar 2023 OP

I think Joe and Bernie are more alike than different. RandySF Mar 2023 #1

Bernie & Joe BOTH deserve credit, and others too, but they're the heroes in this fight. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2023 #2

My concern is that this becomes a one-off. progressoid Mar 2023 #3

Well... Montauk6 Mar 2023 #4

Well spotted Hekate Mar 2023 #5

Indeed! 👍 Duppers Mar 2023 #8

Thank you President Joe Biden LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2023 #6

Lowering Pharma prices is a usual Democratic goal. Thanks Democrats! betsuni Mar 2023 #7

Politically, it was a Democratic Party plus I-Sanders project. Hortensis Mar 2023 #9