Week Ahead: Senate committee to grill Big Pharma on drug prices

Modern Healthcare: Executives from seven Big Pharma companies will line up for questioning from the Senate Finance Committee in a hearing dubbed “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II.” Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) started the inquiry into drug prices last month. Grassley has supported efforts to crack down on manufacturer pay-to-delay tactics that stall generics from entering the market, as well as legislation to expedite generic drugs and biosimilars to market, which faces opposition from drug companies.

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