Tournament: Jack Howe | Round: 2 | Opponent: Christopher Columbus AM | Judge: Anish Ramireddy
Cancryn 9/9 Cancryn, Adam. Adam Cancryn is a health care reporter for POLITICO Pro, graduate of Washington and Lee University."Biden admin backs direct government drug price negotiations." POLITICO, 9 Sept. 2021, www.politico.com/news/2021/09/09/biden-drug-price-negotiations-510828.
A new Biden administration plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices endorses giving the government
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at improving competition across a range of industries, including the drug sector.
Biden's PC is key to wrangle democrats and counter pharma lobbying
Johnson 8/12 Johnson, Jake, writer for Alternet . "Joe Biden throws support behind bold reforms to slash drug prices." Alternet, August 12, 2021, www.alternet.org/2021/08/biden-medicare-negotiate-prices.
The powerful industry's public and behind-closed-doors lobbying push is likely to
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capital to push for congressional action at a pivotal moment in the debate."
WTO waiver takes time, energy, and political capital away from domestic legislation – big pharma and EU allies
Bhadrakumar 5/9 M K Bhadrakumar is a former Indian diplomat. "Biden's talk of vaccine IP waiver is political theater." Asia Times, May 9, 2021, asiatimes.com/2021/05/bidens-talk-of-vaccine-ip-waiver-is-political-theater.
On the other hand, Biden, whose political life of half a century was
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, the European Union and the US, who all opposed the idea.
Gamba 6/9 Gamba, Tyler. Author at the AJMC. "Adoption of the Lower Drug Costs Now Act May Lead to Billions in Savings." AJMC, 9 June 2021, www.ajmc.com/view/adoption-of-the-lower-drug-costs-now-act-may-lead-to-billions-in-savings.
H.R.3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now
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on the significant portion it pays toward member premiums in the individual marketplaces.
Howrigon, 16 — Ron Howrigon, M.S. in Economics with a focus on Health Economics from North Carolina State University, President and Founder of Fulcrum Strategies, 18 Years of Experience in Healthcare, 12-30-2016, "Flatlining: How Healthcare Could Kill the U.S. Economy," Greenbranch Publishing, 1st Edition, Accessed via Minnesota Libraries, Date Accessed: 8-10
Ok, let's shift from looking at individuals to looking at the big picture—
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resulting fallout could be could be much worse than even the housing crisis.
Tønnesson, 15 — Stein Tønnesson, Leader of East Asia Peace program at Uppsala University, Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, "Deterrence, Interdependence and Sino–US Peace" International Area Studies Review, Review Essay, Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 297-311, SAGE Journals, Minnesota Libraries, Date Accessed: 8-4
Several recent works on China and Sino–US relations have made substantial contributions to
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each other, with a view to obliging Washington or Beijing to intervene.