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China wants big pharma to bend the knee in new health care system
21 October 2019 - Less than five years ago, Chinese health care was a closed-off, low-quality system where the richest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2019
Pelosi finds a way to save billions by cutting drug prices, but big pharma pushes back
18 October 2019 - A measure being pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is challenging the Washington assumption that bringing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Canadian breakthrough that became the world's most expensive drug, then vanished, gets second chance
17 October 2019 - CBC story about how pharmaceutical industry abandoned gene therapy Glybera sparks NRC effort to re-invent it. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Pelosi moves on drug prices despite falling out with Trump
18 October 2019 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is plowing ahead with her bill to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Pelosi: Democrats will name marquee drug pricing bill for late Rep. Cummings
17 October 2019 - House Democrats’ signature legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs will be named for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Congress can act now to lower drug prices
17 October 2019 - Bipartisan legislation would redesign Medicare Part D to lower costs for beneficiaries and tax payers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Pelosi’s drug pricing plan puts medical innovation at risk
17 October 2019 - The future of medical innovation in America is at a crossroads. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2019
House Democrats change drug pricing bill in bid to address progressive concerns
16 October 2019 - House Democratic leaders are adjusting their signature bill to lower drug prices in an effort to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2019
Drug price controls gaining traction at Federal and State levels
15 October 2019 - Prescription drug price controls are gaining momentum nationally and also at the state level. Nationally, lowering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2019
There are solutions to the global drug price problem
16 October 2019 - We should override patent protection on some medicines and change how R&D is funded. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
Most Americans back various ideas to lower drug costs, but some fear impeachment will get in the way
15 October 2019 - As Congress debates how to lower prescription drug costs, a large majority of Americans want the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
DIY drugs: should hospitals make their own medicine?
15 October 2019 - If pharmaceutical companies rapidly inflate the price of their products, is there an alternative? One Dutch chemist ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
Congress should set fair rules that force drug corporations to negotiate prices
14 October 2019 - As a pastor, I am deeply invested in the health and well being of my community. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2019
Why high drug prices persist despite the fact good medicines are lowering health care spending
14 October 2019 - Here are a few things we know to be true. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2019
CBO says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing plan saves Medicare $345 billion over decade
14 October 2019 - The greatest savings would come in 2028 at $93 billion, according to the federal agency. ...