WASHINGTON — A new dark money group with conservative ties has run more than $100,000 worth of Facebook ads bashing pharmaceutical companies and high drug prices since October, STAT has learned.
The group’s spokesperson is a well-known Republican communications professional who previously worked for President Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services. And its biggest promoter is the conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, who has mentioned the group multiple times on his morning show.
But exactly what “Citizens for Truth in Drug Pricing” is remains a mystery. The group has no website and appears to exist only as a collection of Facebook advertisements. In a telephone interview with STAT, spokesperson David Pasch declined to say who is running and funding the group.
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