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Big pharma’s plea to Trump to punish Australia for cheaper medicines
19 March 2025 - American medical giants have slammed the $18 billion pharmaceutical benefits scheme in a plea to US ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2025
Novo Nordisk to sell obesity drug Wegovy direct to patients at lower price
5 March 2025 - Move follows similar announcement by Eli Lilly, though Novo’s is broader. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Mar 2025
ICER publishes special report on COPD therapies as part of CMS public comment process on Medicare drug price negotiations
3 March 2025 - Report reflects legislative specifications in the Inflation Reduction Act and subsequent CMS guidance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2025
Korea to implement new drug pricing policy that rewards innovation
20 February 2025 - The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday announced a significant policy change in pharmaceutical pricing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2025
Out of pocket getting out of hand - reducing the financial toxicity of rapidly approved drugs
15 February 2025 - In 2023, Teresa was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Several months later, her family started a GoFundMe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2025
Drugmakers show restraint on price increases in new Trump era
28 January 2025 - Companies raised prices a median 4%, though some medicines will cost thousands of dollars more. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2025
CMS statement on lowering the cost of prescription drugs
29 January 2025 - Lowering the cost of prescription drugs for Americans is a top priority of President Trump and his ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2025
ICER announces new annual launch price and access report for 2025
22 January 2025 - New report will highlight opportunities to improve affordability and access, and demonstrate the importance of having ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2025
BIO statement on new list of medicines targeted for Government price setting
17 January 2025 - The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released the following statement after the Biden administration released a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2025
Ozempic among the next drugs up for Medicare price negotiations
17 January 2025 - List of drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending, Biden administration says. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2025
HHS announces 15 additional drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations in continued effort to lower prescription drug costs for seniors
17 January 2025 - Medicare has selected 15 more drugs to negotiate directly with participating drug companies. Building on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2025
Largest pharmacy benefit managers hiked up drug prices, FTC says
14 January 2025 - Investigation found overcharging for drugs used to treat cancer, HIV, multiple sclerosis and other diseases. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2025
Design and features of pricing and payment schemes for health technologies: a scoping review and a proposal for a flexible need driven classification
13 January 2025 - In a context of growing clinical and financial uncertainty, pricing and payment schemes can act as possible ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2025
Price must be right to put obesity pill on the PBS
6 January 2025 - Whether to fully subsidise the new generation weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Dec 2024
HHS announces cost savings for 64 prescription drugs thanks to the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program established by the Biden-Harris Administration’s lower cost prescription drug law
20 December 2024 - Under the Inflation Reduction Act, some people with Medicare will pay less for some Part B ...