Blog
RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2024
GSK announces cap of $35 per month on US patient out of pocket costs for its entire portfolio of asthma and COPD inhalers
20 March 2024 - Announcement builds on GSK’s decades-long commitment to making products accessible to those who need them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Mar 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim caps patient out of pocket costs for its inhaler portfolio at $35 per month
7 March 2024 - Boehringer makes significant investment to improve the affordability of and access to its full range of inhaler ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2024
Private health insurance premiums rise less than wages, pensions and inflation
5 March 2024 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Mar 2024
Biden-Harris Administration issues final guidance to help people with Medicare prescription drug coverage manage prescription drug costs
29 February 2024 - Continuing the ongoing implementation of President Biden’s prescription drug pricing law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2024
Insulin prices were capped for millions. But many still struggle to afford to life-saving medication.
21 February 2024 - Insulin prices recently decreased for some of the estimated 8.4 million Americans who rely on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2024
Australians save $250 million thanks to Albanese Government cheaper medicines
22 January 2024 - Australians have saved $250 million on cheaper medicines in 2023 thanks to the Albanese Government. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2024
Medicare patients on pricey drugs are saving big this year
15 January 2024 - For the first time, Part D plan patients will hit a ceiling on how much they pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2024
Florida is first state allowed to import drugs from Canada in bid to reduce costs
5 January 2024 - FDA’s decision could change the way Americans obtain prescription medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2024
More Americans can now get insulin for $35
2 January 2024 - More Americans with diabetes will get a break on their insulin costs in 2024. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2024
How lowering the price of a common asthma drug made it harder to get
29 December 2023 - To avoid Medicaid penalties, Glaxo and other drug makers lowered prices. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jan 2024
PBS medicines to cost Aussies more from today; safety net thresholds also increase
1 January 2024 - Sick Australians who need PBS prescription medicines will be coughing up more from today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2023
China’s new cancer drug toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times more
29 November 2023 - In China, a single dose vial costs US$280 but in the US it will have a wholesale ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2023
Cheaper medicines and more bulk billing
27 November 2023 - Australians are on track to save a quarter of a billion dollars on their medicines in 2023, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2023
UnitedHealth unit to add eight insulin products to its reimbursement list
9 November 2023 - UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager unit said on Thursday it was adding eight insulin products to its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2023
Complexity in the US health care system is the enemy of access and affordability
26 October 2023 - Lack of insurance coverage, high costs, and poor outcomes are well documented problems in the US ...