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Big Pharma attacks lower priced drugs? w/ Temi Amoye, Patients for Affordable Drugs
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The Inflation Reduction Act finally allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices, starting in 2026. Did you know that Big Pharma sued the government several times to try and stop it? Temi Amoye of Patients for Affordable Drugs talks about drug price negotiations, the lawsuits, and what happens next.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Diane Archer from Just Care and Social Security Works, and Louise Norris of healthinsurance.org answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, private insurance and more.
This episode includes explainers about the executive orders on health care that President Trump has just signed, bans on travel, hiring and more at the NIH, and a surge in cost on a patient's Ozempic prescription.
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