Hillary Clinton has created two health care punching bags that she hopes will rally popular support behind her quest for the White House.
Clinton chose this week to launch into a formal offensive against Republicans who have opposed health care reform, and big pharma, which she blames for running up the cost of prescription drugs just as the nation was beginning to better control runaway health insurance price increases.
The first bag to hit back was big pharma. In a statement following a preview of Clinton’s plan to rein in prescription drug costs, an industry group lashed out at Clinton, accusing her of threatening patient health for political purposes.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
