I did read this awhile ago.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/12/Huge-Giveaways-In-White-House-Deal-With-Big-Pharma.aspx.............
While representatives from both the White House and PhRMA have denied that the above deal took place, both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times have reported otherwise.
The behind-the-scenes deal negotiated by the Senate Finance Committee in June essentially limits drug companies’ share of costs of national health care reform to a total of $80 billion over 10 years. Meanwhile, the White House agreed to oppose any congressional efforts to use the government's leverage to bargain for lower drug prices or import drugs from Canada or Europe.
As Representative Henry A. Waxman, who heads the Energy and Commerce Committee, told the New York Times:
“PhRMA would like to see if they can get a bargain. I think that PhRMA should contribute more than PhRMA wants to contribute.”
But even as White House officials state the $80-billion contribution from the drug companies to be a “starting point,” nearly everyone recognizes that this type of “behind-closed-doors” agreement gives the drug companies a secure seat at the table on Capitol Hill.
PhRMA, the drug companies trade association, is even going to help underwrite a multimillion-dollar television ad campaign supporting new health care legislation!.............