Code WACK!

What's being done to stop pharmaceutical pirates?


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What are lawmakers and the Federal Trade Commission doing about Pharmacy Benefit Managers and their undue influence over drug prices and access? Who is watching out for consumers when the pharmaceutical industry pursues self-serving arrangements? And what's the impact on independent pharmacies and their patients?

To find out, we recently interviewed Hannah Garden-Monheit, the FTC's director of the Office of Policy Planning. Prior to joining the FTC, Garden-Monheit worked at the National Economic Council (NEC), where she served as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director for Competition Council Policy. At the NEC, she was extensively involved in shaping the President's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, and much more. This is the second episode in a two part series.

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