Sounds Like A Good Idea? Regulating Drug Prices

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: Candidates’ Drug-Price Plans May Miss The Mark

The first video in our “Sounds Like A Good Idea” series examined selling insurance across state lines.

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<h1>Sounds Like A Good Idea? Regulating Drug Prices</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Julie Rovner and Francis Ying</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2016-07-11T02:00:43-07:00">
			July 11, 2016		</time>
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