The biopharma industry may have opportunities to alleviate some aspects of the Biden Administration’s policies on drug pricing reform if former president Donald Trump is re-elected in 2024, but it won’t be easy, according to former Trump advisor Joe Grogan.
Biopharma’s Prospects Under A Second Trump Term: They Can’t Get Much Worse
Former Trump advisor Joe Grogan discusses what might be in store for the biopharma industry if the former president is re-elected in 2024.

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