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Biden’s Co-Pay Cap Is Silver Lining For Pharma In Drug Pricing Campaign
President Biden’s call to expand the US Medicare price negotiation program is naturally making headlines from his campaign-year State of the Union Address. But his call for a national cap on co-pays could be an important opportunity for industry in the years to come.

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