Further to that question, I can see how the Bill will deal with the issue of debranding, and that is very welcome, but I understand there are three other areas of concern. There is the question of price delay, which the Competition and Markets Authority has been looking at, and there are the problems of tying and bundling and so-called loyalty schemes, all of which act to inflate the cost of medicines to the NHS artificially. Will the Bill also deal with those areas?
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Steve McCabe
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 24 October 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill.
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