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The nation’s first drug affordability board is set up in Maryland, but it has no money
22 August 2019 - Maryland’s presiding officers and its attorney general on Thursday announced the members of the nation’s first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2019
Trump has made a priority of trying to lower drug prices. But many of his most ardent supporters don’t know it.
23 August 2019 - The contrast between the two Trump rallies was striking: At one event here in the first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2019
China vows to maintain stable drug prices
22 August 2019 - Chinese authorities vowed to take actions to make sure the drug prices are set reasonably by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Aug 2019
Companies file suit in Canada challenging new rules to lower drug prices
23 August 2019 - Five pharmaceutical companies said on Friday they have filed a complaint in a Canadian court challenging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2019
ABPI position on US trade deal and medicines pricing
21 August 2019 - In response to concerns about the impact a US trade deal would have on medicine pricing, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2019
Empirical evidence supports critics of Patented Medicine Prices Review Board regulations
21 August 2019 - Canadian Health Policy Institute, a Toronto-based private-sector think-tank established in 2012, has published several studies that bolster ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2019
Appealing court ruling, Trump administration renews fight to require drug prices in TV ads
21 August 2019 - The Trump administration isn’t giving up the fight to require drug makers include their sticker prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
Law makers want to lower drug prices. Their plan would end up harming patients.
20 August 2019 - Chronic disease is the leading cause of disability and death in the United States. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
Brand name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts
20 August 2019 - Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
A drug maker replaces an old treatment and boosts the price by 1,300%
20 August 2019 - The Trump administration may brag that drug makers are dialing back price hikes, but a company ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
AbbVie prices new rheumatoid arthritis drug at $59,000 a year
17 August 2019 - AbbVie has priced its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment at $59,000 a year after gaining U.S. approval on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
Despite their pledges, Democrats haven’t yet lowered drug prices. Here’s how they’re explaining themselves.
19 August 2019 - Republican Chris Pappas strode into the Tri-County Cap, a nondescript office building nestled between a propane ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2019
The right’s left turn on drug prices
18 August 2019 - The rate of increase is falling even as the GOP embraces bad ideas. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2019
Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
17 August 2019 - Roche has priced its personalised cancer treatment, Rozlytrek, at about $17,050 per month, nearly half of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2019
What will PMPRB drug pricing changes mean for plan sponsors?
15 August 2019 - Private plan sponsors can expect to see lower drug prices resulting from recent changes to the ...