Henry Waxman
Representative Henry Waxman has been the sponsor of a long list of bills that have made health care more available to Americans. This includes the highly successful Orphan Drug Act of 1983 which encouraged the development of treatments for Gaucher an other rare diseases.
Interviews:
Cost
Most orphan drugs are not profitable.
We need a system to make expensive drugs available.
We need competition in the drug market to keep costs competitive.
Health Care Policy
The Orphan Drug Act came from a constituent complaint.
Orphan Drug Act brought drugs onto the market but some drugs are very expensive.
Pharmaceutical companies always seem to find loopholes in the law.
The power of lobbyists is money.
There are name brand biologic drugs-- but no law allowing generic biologics.
We need a system to make expensive drugs available. (also: Cost)
Our health care system's problems.
The future of health care in the United States.
Public investment leads to private profits.