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PumpkinAle
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September 26, 2015
The Inhumanity of US drug prices compared to other countries
Former hedge funder Martin Shkreli who hiked the price of an AIDS pill by 5500 percent overnight is only the latest example of price gouging in the pharmaceutical industry. US drug prices have been skyrocketing across the country for years. As the following chart illustrates, drug prices in the US are up to 10 times higher than in numerous other developed countries. Data comes from the International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP) 2013 Comparative Price Report.
Full article at: http://usuncut.com/news/us-drug-prices-in-the-us-are-literally-insane-when-compared-to-other-nations/
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