Politico September 18, 2024
With Lauren Gardner and Daniel Payne
Driving the Day
READING THE PHARMA TEA LEAVES — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is launching several health care events with providers, advocates and lawmakers in swing states this week, signaling the issue will continue to be a major part of her campaign.
As California attorney general, Harris focused on health care — including challenging drug patent holders and unfair practices in marketing treatments for off-label use.
She’s now leaning into speeding up government drug pricing negotiations to reduce costs to Medicare beneficiaries and has previously supported “march-in” rights, when the government can lower prices by awarding a patent for research it funded to another company. Such measures signal an aggressive stance on drug...
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