Merck Boosts Lobbying Expenses by 38 pct
Merck Boosts Lobbying Expenses by 38 pct
March 16, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ To have its voice heard in the healthcare debate, Merck & Co. boosted its lobbying efforts by 38% to $1.8 million in Q4 2009, the Associated Press reports.
Merck lobbied against allowing government price controls on drugs purchased by the Medicare program and against increasing rebates that drug makers pay to the government under the Medicaid program, the AP writes. The company lobbied for access through Medicare to vaccines for the elderly as well as increasing funding for the National Immunization Program. Merck is the top manufacturer of children's vaccines.
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March 16, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ To have its voice heard in the healthcare debate, Merck & Co. boosted its lobbying efforts by 38% to $1.8 million in Q4 2009, the Associated Press reports.
Merck lobbied against allowing government price controls on drugs purchased by the Medicare program and against increasing rebates that drug makers pay to the government under the Medicaid program, the AP writes. The company lobbied for access through Medicare to vaccines for the elderly as well as increasing funding for the National Immunization Program. Merck is the top manufacturer of children's vaccines.
Read more about Merck's lobbying efforts at Merck Daily Report:
Merck Vaccines news - http://merck.einnews.com/news/merck-vaccines
United States Merck news - http://merck.einnews.com/unitedstates/
Located at http://merck.einnews.com, Merck Daily Report is a service of EIN News, an industry leader in news monitoring for business professionals and analysts. Using a combination of proprietary search technology and human editing, EIN News delivers to its members the latest Merck news from around the world, saving them valuable time they'd spend searching for information. New users to Merck Daily Report can enjoy a no-obligation, one-week free trial.
About EIN Presswire
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