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US Doctors Call for Universal Healthcare: "Abolish the Insurance Companies"
A group of more than 2,000 physicians is calling for the establishment of a government-run universal healthcare system in the US, saying the Affordable Care Act didn't go far enough in removing barriers to healthcare access.
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10 Huge Drug Rip-Offs – And Big Pharma's Campaign to Keep on Price-Gouging
When did you become aware of the obscene prices the pharmaceutical industry is charging for drugs?
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Big Pharma Execs Express Worry About Presidential Candidates Demanding Reform
Responding to tough talk by presidential candidates about price gouging by drug companies, pharmaceutical executives have told investors that they are working actively to influence the political debate.
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Why Are Drug Monopolies Running Amok? Meet Deborah Feinstein
After going back and forth through the revolving door, Feinstein heads the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, which has effectively abandoned all attempts to block Big Pharma mergers.
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Fueled By Protests, Trade Justice Movement Seeks To Overturn Trans-Pacific Partnership
At its root, the TPP is about modern colonialism. And it’s not too late to stop it.
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Martin Shkreli Is An Example Of Why We Need Publicly Funded Pharmaceutical Research
Facing national outrage, the 32-year-old CEO backed down from the 5000% price increase his company announced this week for the malaria and toxoplasmosis drug Daraprim, sparking an overdue debate about the outlandish cost of life-saving medicines.
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Isn't It Time We Called Private Health Care An Act of Terrorism?
Being sick and having nowhere to turn is terrorizing far too many Americans – as medical fraud, huge price markups and pharmaceutical copyright laws are contributing to growing illnesses and early death.
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Don't Trade Away Our Health for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
If big pharmaceutical companies hold sway, the TPP could block cheaper generic drugs from the market – causing big Pharma’s profits to rise at the expense of the health of patients and the budgets of consumers and governments.
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Why Are We Letting Pharmaceutical Corporations Get Away With Robbery?
Drug and device makers paid doctors $380 million in speaking and consulting fees over a five-month period last year – and saw a healthy return on their investment.
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Food Fights, States Rights – and the Demand for Health We Won’t Be Denied
Activists are forcing Monsanto, big biotech and the Grocery Manufacturers Association to go defensive – and now it’s time to win.
