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2024 - 9 - 24

Bernie vs. Novo Nordisk: Hvem betaler prisen?

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Senator Bernie Sanders tager kampen op mod Novo Nordisk over priserne på vægttabsmedicin. Hvem snapper sejren?

I en bemærkelsesværdig høring i den amerikanske senat konfronterer senator Bernie Sanders Novo Nordisk's administrerende direktør, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, angående de skandaløst høje priser for virksomhedens populære vægttabsprodukter, Ozempic og Wegovy. Sanders, der er kendt for sin skarpe kritik af medicinalindustrien, stiller spørgsmål ved, hvorfor amerikanere betaler næsten det dobbelte for de samme medikamenter sammenlignet med patienter i andre lande. Dette har ført til en intensiv debat om prisregulering og tilgængelighed af livsvigtige mediciner i USA.

Sagen er særlig interessant, fordi Novo Nordisk's vægttabsprodukter har oplevet en eksplosiv efterspørgsel, men dette kommer ikke uden konsekvenser for både patienter og det offentlige sundhedsvæsen. Ifølge Sanders har de høje priser direkte indflydelse på forsikringspræmier og offentlige sundhedsprogrammer, hvilket gør denne diskussion endnu mere relevant for den bredere befolkning. Senatets høring lover at bringe flere fordele for patienter, særligt når det kommer til at presse Novo Nordisk til at overveje deres prisstrategi.

Udover Sanders’ pres, står Novo Nordisk overfor et sundhedssystem, der i stigende grad er kritisk over for prissætningen af medicin. Under høringen vil Jørgensen skulle forsvare sin virksomhed mod anklager om, at de ikke blot driver forretning, men også sætter profit over patienternes behov. Det er en kamp mod tiden for selskabet, der ønsker at aflevere en troværdig forklaring på, hvordan de håndterer lægemiddelomkostninger i lyset af offentlighedens voksende utilfredshed.

Lyset ville dog ikke blot være at kaste mod Novo Nordisk. Tallene taler for sig selv: En rapport viser, at patienterne i USA betaler tre gange mere for insuliner end i de fleste europæiske lande. Samtidig er Novo Nordisk's medicin blevet en livredder for millioner med type 2-diabetes og svær overvægt. Med dette i tankerne er kampen om pris og tilgængelighed ikke blot en juridisk strid, men en vital diskussion om liv og død for mange amerikanere. Gør dig klar til et showdown, der kan ændre ansigtet på medicinpriserne i USA!

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Novo Nordisk CEO takes aim at U.S. healthcare as he defends ... (Fortune)

Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, chief executive officer Novo Nordisk A/S, during an interview. Novo Nordisk has faced pressure from Bernie Sanders over its pricing ...

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Novo Nordisk CEO faces US Congress scrutiny over weight-loss ... (Reuters)

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Novo Nordisk CEO to testify at Senate hearing over high weight loss ... (CNBC)

Sen. Bernie Sanders argues that Novo Nordisk charges Americans substantially higher prices for its drugs than it does for patients in other countries.

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Ozempic, Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk faces hearing over high cost ... (NBC News)

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High U.S. prices and demand for Ozempic and Wegovy have implications for insurance premiums, public program costs, and affordability.

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Ozempic maker to testify before Senate committee on weight loss ... (CBS News)

Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Tuesday.

Novo Nordisk CEO faces Congress scrutiny over weight-loss drug ... (HealthLeaders Media)

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Novo CEO Faces Sen. Sanders in Drug Price Showdown (Barron's)

Novo Nordisk CEO will defend the prices of his company's mega-blockbuster obesity and Type 2 diabetes medicines Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

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Watch live: Senate HELP committee grills Novo Nordisk on weight ... (The Hill)

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Sanders says PBMs won't penalize Novo for cutting Ozempic ... (STAT)

WASHINGTON — Senate health committee chair Bernie Sanders said major drug middlemen have agreed not to limit coverage of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy ...

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Bernie Sanders: U.S. is Novo Nordisk's 'cash cow' for obesity and ... (Washington Times)

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Novo Nordisk CEO has cautioned that reducing drugs' list prices can carry harmful unintended consequences for patients' ability to obtain them.

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Bernie Sanders grills Ozempic maker over high prices, accuses ... (Fortune)

Sen. Bernie Sanders is seen pointing and speaking at the opening of a Senate committee. Senator Bernie Sanders accused the drugmaker of prioritizing profits ...

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Bernie Sanders Questions Why Your Monthly Ozempic Prescription ... (Yahoo Movies)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has once again criticized Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) for the high price of its diabetes drug, Ozempic, in the United States.

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Senators press Novo Nordisk CEO on why Ozempic and Wegovy ... (The Washington Post)

Weight-loss drugs sell in Europe for a fraction of what they cost in the United States, a pattern that is typical for brand-name prescriptions.

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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders grills CEO of Novo Nordisk on drug costs (Today's TMJ4)

The CEO of Novo Nordisk took questions for more than two hours during a Senate Health Committee hearing focused on addressing the high cost Ozempic and ...

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'Greed, greed, greed': Sanders demands Ozempic maker lower prices (CNN)

While grilling Novo Nordisk's chief executive over the price of its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, on Tuesday, Sen.

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US Senator Bernie Sanders grills CEO of Novo Nordisk on drug costs (ScrippsNews)

The CEO of Novo Nordisk took questions for more than two hours during a Senate Health Committee hearing focused on addressing the high cost Ozempic and ...

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Sanders, Novo Nordisk CEO clash over Ozempic, Wegovy drug prices (The Hill)

Despite pressure from Bernie Sanders, Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen wouldn't commit to lowering Ozempic and Wegovy prices during a Senate ...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders grills maker of Ozempic (ABC27)

On Capitol Hill lawmakers grilled the CEO of the company that makes popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders grills maker of Ozempic (KTSM 9 News)

On Capitol Hill lawmakers grilled the CEO of the company that makes popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders grills maker of Ozempic (WJTV)

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The senator and the Tesla CEO agree on the need to make diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic more affordable for Americans.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders grills maker of Ozempic (DC News Now | Washington, DC)

On Capitol Hill lawmakers grilled the CEO of the company that makes popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

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