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Novo Nordisk announces agreement with the US Administration to bring GLP-1s to more Americans at a lower cost
6 November 2025 - Today it was announced that Novo Nordisk has agreed with the US Administration to lower drug prices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2025
Mark Cuban is trying to shake up biosimilar pricing with a version of J&J’s best selling Stelara drug
6 November 2025 - By selling at a low price, Cuban hopes to convince health plans, employers to embrace his ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2025
CMS announces new drug payment model to strengthen Medicaid and better serve vulnerable Americans
6 November 2025 - The CMS is tackling high drug prices and protecting the American taxpayers through a landmark Innovation Center ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2025
Cost barrier emerges for breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug in Australia
19 September 2025 - The first new Alzheimer’s drug approved for use in Australia in 25 years, ticked off by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2025
'More than my rent': NSW woman's $1000 a month fight for relief
3 September 2025 - Six years ago, Raphaella Kathryn Crosby could barely get out of bed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2025
Australians now take drastic steps to pay for vital medicines not on the PBS
4 August 2025 - Many Australians struggling to pay bills have had to borrow money, fundraise or take on extra work ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2025
Government continues to make medicines cheaper
28 July 2025 - The Albanese Government is making cheaper medicines even cheaper – with legislation being introduced to Parliament ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2025
We could be paying too much for knee and hip replacements
18 February 2025 - As more baby boomers have their joints replaced and the population struggles with obesity, we need to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2025
Cheaper medicines stay cheaper as Australians save $1.1 billion
2 January 2025 - On 1 January 2025, for the first time in more than 25 years, the maximum amount people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2024
Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug programs to remain stable as CMS implements improvements to the programs in 2025
27 September 2024 - Today, the CMS announced that average premiums, benefits, and plan choices for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2024
Cost barriers to medication access in Australia: an analysis of the Patient Experience Survey in context
30 September 2024 - In November 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released its 2022–23 Patient Experience Survey data. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2024
Australians save over half a billion dollars on cheaper medicines
1 September 2024 - Thanks to the Albanese Labor Government Australians have saved over half a billion dollars ($525 million) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2024
Genomic medicines can cost $3 million a dose. How to make them affordable.
1 August 2024 - The treatments are marvels of innovation. Their pricing must be inventive, too. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2024
President Biden: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly must stop ripping off Americans with high drug prices
2 July 2024 - If Novo Nordisk and other pharmaceutical companies refuse to substantially lower prescription drug prices in our country ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2024
The opaque industry secretly inflating prices for prescription drugs
21 June 2024 - Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and Government. ...