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President Donald J. Trump is putting American patients first by making healthcare more transparent
24 June 2019 - President Donald J. Trump is delivering on his promise to bring more healthcare price and quality ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2019
Trump Administration pushes to make health care pricing more transparent
24 June 2019 - President Trump signed an executive order Monday on price transparency in health care that aims to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2019
Azar's plan to tie U.S. drug prices to foreign ones will impact investments in R&D
21 June 2019 - Americans, be they Republicans or Democrats, are outraged by the rising cost of prescription drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2019
Merck CEO sees legal challenge if U.S. adopts drug pricing based on other countries
21 June 2019 - Merck Chief Executive Ken Frazier said on Thursday a rule to base the price the U.S. government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2019
Price disclosure 2019 October cycle outcomes summary
21 June 2019 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2019 October Cycle has now been published on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
Drug pricing should reflect value, not recoupment of investment
20 June 2019 - The other day I was reading a piece on reframing the conversation on drug pricing. I ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
PwC says US companies are expected to spend 6% more on employee health care next year as drug prices rise
20 June 2019 - The rate of increase is a four-year high, due in part to rising drug prices. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
Drug prices and innovation
20 June 2019 - The crisis in drug pricing has reached global proportions. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2019
Senate committee to vote on health package with ambitious plan to reduce drug prices
19 June 2019 - A key Senate committee is pushing forward with a surprisingly ambitious plan to lower drug prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2019
German patients get the latest drugs for just $11. Can such a model work in the U.S.?
19 June 2019 - Patients who come to the Havelhöhe cancer clinic in the leafy outskirts of Germany’s capital are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2019
Grassley announces opposition to key Trump proposal to lower drug prices
19 June 2019 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Wednesday announced his opposition to one of President Trump’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
As global markets for generic drugs fail, poor people pay the price
17 June 2019 - Healthy competition from generic drugs is often held up as a “cure” for high drug prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Drug prices are a populist campaign issue. Here are the latest proposals to lower costs.
16 June 2019 - After years of public outrage, some bipartisan solutions are emerging. But whether they will make it through ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2019
1 in 10 Americans skipping doses as prescription drug prices rise
14 June 2019 - A group of Democratic senators this week introduced the Affordable Medications Act, legislation that aims to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2019
Facing progressive pressure, Pelosi could expand her drug pricing plan to negotiate prices for $118 billion worth of medicines
14 June 2019 - Progressive lawmakers this week exacted a major concession from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: a pledge for ...