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Side Effects: The rising costs of prescription drugs
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Why does Insulin keep getting more expensive?
<p>Millions of Americans depend on insulin to live, but the rising prices are an economic paradox they say they can no longer afford to ignore. </p>
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$ide Effects: Insider blames middlemen for high drug costs
<p>This isn't the retirement Janet and Kyle Snyder envisioned for themselves.</p>
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Millions of Americans find drug savings in Canada
<p>Millions of Americans who's insurance won't cover the cost of their prescription medications say they are finding relief over the border.</p>
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$ide Effect$: Pharmaceutical industry spends big on Congressional campaigns
<p>Members of Congress take huge amounts of money in the form of campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies, even when holding positions on key oversight committees.</p>
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$ide Effect$: Investigation finds 100+ drug prices up 70% or more
<p>The cost of prescription drugs, both name-brand and generic, has been rising so rapidly in the past five years forcing some to choose between their mortgage and their medicine.</p>
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Pharmaceutical companies spend big in Congress, while increasing drug prices
<p>Members of Congress have received $22,109,838, according to campaign contributions since 2015. Near the top of that list was Washington Senator Patty Murray.</p>
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Drug makers double Insulin prices since 2012
<p>Roughly six million Americans with diabetes require insulin to survive, and many say the rising cost of the life-sustaining medication is forcing them to make hard choices.</p>
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More drug company cash ending up in doctor's pockets
<p>As drug companies boost the prices of everything from insulin to tablets for erectile dysfunction, a national Tegna Media investigation reveals more and more drug company cash is finding its way into the hands and pockets of the very same doctors patients rely on to help them with their medical conditions. </p>
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How Congress has helped big pharma make money
<p>An investigation by Tegna-owned TV stations across the country uncovered lawmakers accepting millions in campaign contributions from drug companies, while congress helped big pharma make a lot of money in return. </p>
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What pharmaceutical companies say about price hikes
<p>9Wants to Know focused on eight major players in the pharmaceutical industry for our $ide Effect$ series. </p>
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