Per-capita prescription drug spending in the United States, the highest in the industrialized world, increased by 12.2 percent in 2014. News of rising drug costs has met with public scorn and calls for reform. In an August 2015 poll, nearly three in four
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Jan 13 2016, 09:30 AM
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