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Bernie Sanders: Big Pharma a health hazard

August 15, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders: Big Pharma a health hazard
By Bay Area News Corp

(Aug. 15, 2016 1:38 p.m.) — The pharmaceutical industry has become a major health hazard to the American people.

Our nation pays — by far — the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. As a result, nearly one in five Americans cannot afford to fill their prescriptions. That is unacceptable. A lifesaving product does no good if patients cannot afford it.

A new report from Americans for Tax Fairness explains how a pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences, games the system to charge high prices and then shifts the profits offshore to avoid billions in U.S. taxes.

Tribune’s Bid for California Papers Temporarily Halted

March 19, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Tribune’s Bid for California Papers Temporarily Halted
By David Glovin, Bloomberg.com

(Mar. 19, 2016 12:40 EST) — Tribune Publishing Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times, was temporarily blocked by a judge from acquiring newspaper publisher Freedom Communications Inc. after the U.S said the combination would create a monopoly in southern California.

U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. in Los Angeles issued a temporary restraining order Friday after the U.S. government sued to prevent the deal. The Justice Department said this week that Tribune would dominate newspaper sales in two counties, allowing it to increase subscription costs and raise advertising rates.

Filed Under: News, Politics Tagged With: Andre Birotte, Justice Department, Los Angeles Times, Media Monopolies, Monopoly, Tribune Publishing, US District Judge

Bernie Sanders: Big Pharma a health hazard

Tribune’s Bid for California Papers Temporarily Halted

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