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Drug price TV ad rule will cause consumer confusion, drug makers argue
2 July 2019 - Three drug makers on Monday urged a federal judge to block a new Trump administration rule ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2019
Drug prices persistently rising despite Trump efforts
1 July 2019 - Prescription drug prices jumped 10.5% over the past six months, more slowly than during the same ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2019
Rebalancing high prescription drug prices with innovation incentive
1 July 2019 - The current firestorm over high drug prices didn’t start with the May 2019 approval of Novartis’s onasemnogene ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
Drug prices in 2019 are surging, with hikes at 5 times inflation
1 July 2019 - More than 3,400 drugs have boosted their prices in the first six months of 2019, an increase ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s latest Medicare proposal would pass drug discounts to all consumers
1 July 2019 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working on a proposal that would give the U.S. Department of Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine
30 June 2019 - A self-declared “caravan” of Americans bused across the Canada-U.S. border on Saturday, seeking affordable prices for insulin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2019
Firm says Senator Klobuchar overstates Trump’s lack of success lowering drug prices
27 June 2019 - Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar claimed in Wednesday’s debate that the prices of 2,500 drugs have gone up ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2019
Bernie Sanders on drug costs
27 June 2019 - The United States spends more on prescription drugs than comparable wealthy nations. Mr. Sanders has called for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2019
Negotiating drug prices without restricting patient access: lessons from Germany
27 June 2019 - In the ongoing conversation about high drug prices in the United States, some loud voices argue ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2019
Senate Health Committee advances bipartisan package to lower health costs
26 June 2019 - The Senate Health Committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bipartisan package aimed at lowering health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2019
Sneaky deals are keeping cheaper generic medicines off the market
27 June 2019 - It’s bad enough drug companies charge sky-high prices for brand-name prescription meds and raise those prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2019
Trump administration defends rule requiring drug prices in TV ads
27 June 2019 - The Trump administration is urging a federal judge to allow a new rule to take effect ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2019
Why transparency on medical prices could actually make them go higher
24 June 2019 - It could depend on how much the health care system resembles the Danish concrete market. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2019
Use real world data, not international reference pricing to set US drug prices
25 June 2019 - The Trump administration has proposed using international reference pricing for medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2019
It’s a big week for debates about drug prices, whether pharma likes it or not
25 June 2019 - This week’s Democratic primary debates are likely to spotlight health care issues ranging from “Medicare for ...