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WHO agrees watered down resolution on transparency in drug costs
28 May 2019 - World Health Organization members agreed on Tuesday to push for clearer drug pricing but stepped back ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2019
Trump ready to force transparency in health care pricing with an executive order
27 May 2019 - The Trump Administration wants to make it easier for patients and employers to comparison shop for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2019
'You disappointed us': Why is Canada opposing more transparency in drug prices?
25 May 2019 - Pharma industry says high prices are necessary to cover costs. Some nations want to see the data. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2019
Breast cancer treatments, rare disorders, venlafaxine
27 May 2019 - PHARMAC has published more information on its decisions on the funding of medicines for breast cancer, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2019
Trump administration preparing executive order on health cost disclosure
24 May 2019 - Directive for price transparency could be released next week amid growing pushback against industry’s secrecy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2019
WHO drug pricing talks may fail to end secrecy, activists fear
24 May 2019 - Governments are working on a drug pricing transparency deal at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 May 2019
HHS marches forward to enhance drug price transparency
21 May 2019 - HHS Secretary Alex Azar has been almost singularly focused in delivering on the administration’s promises to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2019
Official Information Act response: adrenaline auto-injector cost utility analysis
20 May 2019 - PHARMAC responds to a request for any cost utility analyses performed by PHARMAC in relation to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2019
Could drug price transparency raise prices? These lobbyists and lawmakers think so.
21 May 2019 - Objections made on disclosing rebates and revealing data about free samples. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2019
The global battle over high drug prices
21 May 2019 - Western countries, as well as poor ones, are demanding transparency in the cost of drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2019
Push for drug pricing transparency strikes a nerve with industry
19 May 2019 - Ahead of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, an Italian draft resolution to end secrecy around ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2019
CMS takes action to lower prescription drug prices and increase transparency
16 May 2019 - Final rule modernises the Medicare Advantage & Medicare Part D programs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2019
Drug prices in TV ads: how transparent are they?
15 May 2019 - A website launched by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly earlier this year leads with a daunting statement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2019
Grandstanding, not real change: why drug prices in TV ads will be confusing and irrelevant
13 May 2019 - In a fit of hubris, President Trump believes he is making drug makers “come clean” by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2019
Drug prices will soon appear in many US TV ads
8 May 2019 - Alex Azar, the secretary for health and human services, announced the change, which has been pushed by ...