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      Activists protest prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

      Sanders Vows to Oppose Biden Nominees Until More Action Is Taken to Cut Drug Prices

      "Politicians for years have talked about the high cost of prescription drugs, relatively little has been done, and it's time that we act decisively."

      Jake Johnson
      Jun 13, 2023

      Sen. Bernie Sanders pledged Monday to oppose all of President Joe Biden's health nominees until his administration takes more aggressive action to cut the costs of prescription drugs, which are often developed with the help of government money and scientists.

      In an interview with The Washington Post, Sanders (I-Vt.) said he "will oppose all nominations until we have a very clear strategy on the part of the government... as to how we're going to lower the outrageously high cost of prescription drugs."

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      U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a news conference to announce the re-introduction of the Medicare for All Act outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2023.

      Sanders-Led Panel Exposes Big Pharma for 'Ripping Off' Americans With Publicly Funded Meds

      "It is unacceptable that half of new prescription drugs invented with the help of NIH scientists now cost more than $111,000," said the HELP Committee chair, urging action by the Biden administration to cut prices.

      Jessica Corbett
      Jun 12, 2023

      "What makes the greed of the pharmaceutical industry so reprehensible is the fact that the American people are paying twice for some of the most expensive prescription drugs on the market: First through their taxes and a second time at the pharmacy counter."

      That's according to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee and on Monday released a report revealing how Big Pharma is "ripping off" Americans with medical treatments that publicly funded experts helped create.

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      Medical professionals, students, ACTUP New York, and their supporters protested outside Pfizer's global headquarters in New York City on March 2, 2019.

      Cancer Patients Challenge Biden Admin's Refusal to Lower Price of Lifesaving Drug

      "We request HHS to consider this appeal directly... because the NIH has repeatedly demonstrated its unwillingness to even acknowledge that the Bayh-Dole Act includes an obligation to make products invented with federal funds 'available to the public on reasonable terms.'"

      Kenny Stancil
      Mar 23, 2023

      Two days after President Joe Biden's administration rejected a petition asking federal regulators to use their authority to lower the astronomical price of a lifesaving prostate cancer drug developed entirely with public funds, petitioners on Thursday filed an administrative appeal.

      At issue is enzalutamide, a drug the Japanese pharmaceutical giant Astellas and its U.S. counterpart Pfizer sell under the brand name Xtandi. Although Xtandi owes its existence to U.S. taxpayers, who bankrolled 100% of its development, an annual supply of the drug costs $189,900 in the United States—three to six times more than its list price in other wealthy nations.

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