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Generic drugs in the U.S. face new economic pressures 40 years on

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Sep 20, 2024
The generic drug industry in the U.S. has saved people billions and billions of dollars. But it faces new economic pressure today.
"Economists told me that now the prices of some drugs are almost too cheap," explained reporter and producer Leslie Walker.
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Medicare proposes limiting coverage of controversial Alzheimer's drug

by Lily Jamali
Jan 13, 2022
Government insurer won't cover Aduhelm's $28,000-a-year price tag except for clinical trials.
A sign for biotechnology company, Biogen, Inc. is seen on a building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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