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An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity looks at the brazen and sometimes illegal steps the companies take to get their medication on Medicaid's "preferred drug lists." In other pharmaceutical news: FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb blasts drugmakers for blocking development of biosimilars; the White House is reviewing a plan to curb drug rebates; a Senate panel will vote on "gag clauses" next week; and more.