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Drug Industry Perks Mostly Dropped From COVID-19 Bill, But A Big One Remains

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

Early versions of US Congress's coronavirus relief bill contained a number of policies that would have benefited drug firms, but they didn't make it into the final bill. However, the $2 trillion package does provide pharmaceutical companies with relief from the threat of drug pricing reform until after the 2020 elections.

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The final version of a $2 trillion emergency stimulus package – the third coronavirus related legislation to be crafted by Congress in recent weeks– removed a handful of provisions that would have been positive for the pharmaceutical industry, including a number of benefits that went beyond the current crisis to improve reimbursement for antibiotics and breakthrough drugs.

Most of the industry-friendly provisions that were dropped were pushed by the Republican-controlled Senate, but not included in the

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