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Big pharma is out of control

Don’t be fooled by the current Washington, D.C. rhetoric about “reforming” the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently Sen. Chuck Grassley has been promoting his bill which would place inflation-based caps on Medicare drug prices. There are also proposals to eliminate “middlemen” and increase transparency in pricing. While these things would be …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Big pharma is out of control

Don’t be fooled by the current Washington, D.C. rhetoric about “reforming” the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently Sen. Chuck Grassley has been promoting his bill which would place inflation-based caps on Medicare drug prices. There are also proposals to eliminate “middlemen” and increase transparency in pricing. While these things would be …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The return of Montana's copper collar

Mark Twain is credited with saying, “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” And so it is with SB 331, which is winding its way through the Legislature. This bill authorizes NorthWestern Energy to buy more interest in old coal plants and automatically pass the costs, plus profit …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

The return of Montana's copper collar

Mark Twain is credited with saying, “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” And so it is with SB 331, which is winding its way through the Legislature. This bill authorizes NorthWestern Energy to buy more interest in old coal plants and automatically pass the costs, plus profit …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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