As the pharmaceutical industry is toiling around the clock to destroy Democrats’ plan to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, a new report…
Sharon Zhang
Sharon Zhang is a news writer at Truthout covering politics, climate and labor. Before coming to Truthout, Sharon had written stories for Pacific Standard, The New Republic, and more. She has a master’s degree in environmental studies.
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