<unk>  (PhRMA, pronounced ), formerly known as the<unk><unk>  Association, is a trade group representing companies in the<unk>  industry in the United States. Founded in 1958, PhRMA lobbies on behalf of<unk>  companies. PhRMA is headquartered in Washington, DC. The organization has lobbied fiercely against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for Medicare recipients. At the state-level, the organization has lobbied to prevent price limits and greater price transparency for drugs. PhRMA has given substantial dark money donations to right-wing advocacy groups such as the<unk> n Action Network (which lobbied heavily against the Affordable Care Act), the Koch Brothers'<unk> ns for Prosperity and Grover Norquist's<unk> ns for Tax Reform, while rarely providing some donations to centrist or moderately right-leaning groups such as Center Forward.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
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