WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2021) – PhRMA President and CEO Stephen J. Ubl released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes the Democrats’ drug pricing plan:

“The consequences of this heavy-handed drug pricing plan will make a broken insurance system worse and throw sand in the gears of medical progress. It will stifle continued innovation after a medicine is first approved, discourage the introduction of generics and biosimilar treatments and undermine the robust competition that has made the Medicare Part D program a success for millions of seniors. Meanwhile, the bill doesn’t address perverse incentives in the system that are leading to higher costs for patients. This is a disappointing day for patients, and I hope the Senate will reject this flawed drug pricing plan and deliver the more balanced approach patients deserve.”

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