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Saturday, July 22, 2023

What if Profit-Maximization is the Primary/Sole Objective

How a Drug Maker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/business/gilead-hiv-drug-tenofovir.html
Gilead delayed a new version of a drug, allowing it to extend the patent life of a blockbuster line of medications, internal documents show. 

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Drugmakers Are ‘Throwing the Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/23/us/politics/medicare-drug-price-negotiations-lawsuits.html
The government will soon announce the first 10 medications that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare under a new law. Drugmakers are fighting the measure in court.