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PhRMA doesn’t want you to look at drug spending

Lobbying groups frequently send news releases and talking points to journalists as a way to influence reporting. Right now, the pharmaceutical industry’s primary lobbying shop, PhRMA, wants everyone to ignore the clear-cut rise in prescription drug spending.