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Everyone in the #access2meds movement should see last week's tech hearings as a beacon. Monopolies have metastasized throughout our society thanks to a 40+ year economic agenda that has defined progress as giving power to a few. (1/5)
The hearings focused solely on tech, but just a peek at #pharma and one will quickly see the industry has all of the trappings of a monopolist’s candy store: widespread consolidation, the protections for perennial price increases, and most importantly...
...an antiquated patent system that provides pharma execs and their lawyer stonemasons the foundational bricks needed to fortify their revenue-generating “products” behind a facade of “innovation”.
"People are dying."
Elizabeth has witnessed the difference between the UK and US health systems. She knows the human cost of high prices. Don’t allow the US to sabotage access to meds on the #NHS.
EPIC THREAD!!!...
Elizabeth has witnessed the difference between the UK and US health systems. She knows the human cost of high prices. Don’t allow the US to sabotage access to meds on the #NHS.
EPIC THREAD!!!...
There has been a lot of debate on the impact of a #tradedeal with #Trump on #NHS medicine prices. Here’s a thread detailing why people are right to be worried… 1/
Firstly, the US has history. #Bigpharma spends more influencing politicians in Washington than any other industry. So the US has repeatedly used #trade agreements to force changes on countries that will boost the industry’s profits. 2/ 
