Sounds Like A Good Idea? Regulating Drug Prices

By Julie Rovner and Francis Ying July 11, 2016

This is the second in a series of videos about health care promises from presidential candidates that “sound like a good idea.” Julie Rovner explores why proposals to regulate drug prices may not be such a good idea after all.

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This is the second in a series of videos about health care promises from presidential candidates that “sound like a good idea.” Julie Rovner explores why proposals to regulate drug prices may not be such a good idea after all.
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— Earlier coverage: <a href="http://californiahealthline.org/news/candidates-drug-price-plans-may-miss-the-mark/">Candidates’ Drug-Price Plans May Miss The Mark</a>
The first video in our “Sounds Like A Good Idea” series examined <a href="http://californiahealthline.org/news/sounds-like-a-good-idea-selling-insurance-across-state-lines/">selling insurance across state lines</a>.

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