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Sanders 'delighted' DeSantis asked White House to import Canadian prescription drugs
16 June 2021 - Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview published on Wednesday that he was "delighted" that Florida ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2021
Sweden's cost of medicines is increasing
15 June 2021 - Sweden's costs for pharmaceuticals have risen by approximately SEK 2 billion between 2019 and 2020. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2021
Unaffordable treatment for severe malaria highlights U.S. drug market pitfalls
11 June 2021 - When Eli Lilly announced in 2017 that it would stop producing quinidine, it was the only ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2021
Prescription drug price increases continue to outpace inflation
7 June 2021 - New AARP report shows even during pandemic consumers have had to pay more for medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2021
Alzheimer’s drug is bonanza for Biogen, most likely at taxpayer expense
8 June 2021 - The FDA’s decision on Monday to approve a new Alzheimer’s medication over the fierce objections of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2021
Biogen and Eisai launch multiple initiatives to help patients with Alzheimer’s disease access Aduhelm
7 June 2021 - Value based agreements in progress with Cigna and other payers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
Medicare rebate changes for surgeries kick in next month, but doctors say more time is needed
7 June 2021 - One of the biggest overhauls of the Medicare rebate system in decades is set to kick ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
GP bulk billing services at record highs
6 June 2021 - More Australians than ever are getting the medical care they need at no cost to themselves, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
Patients set to pay thousands more as rebates cut in raft of radical Medicare changes
6 June 2021 - A chaotic attempt to modernise the 38 year old Medicare system could see patients hit with higher ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2021
NASP applauds the Introduction of bipartisan legislation to reduce drug costs and support medication access for seniors with life-threatening specialised conditions
27 May 2021 - This week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate introduced legislation to rein ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2021
Making cancer treatments affordable today won’t hurt tomorrow’s innovation
12 May 2021 - Congress is about to debate legislation—the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R.3)—that would give Medicare the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2021
How should the world pay for a Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine?
10 May 2021 - The potential health and economic value of a vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is self-evident given nearly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2021
Medicare beneficiaries can't wait for lower drug prices
7 May 2021 - Medicare beneficiaries have been among the hardest-hit populations by the pandemic for the last 13 months — ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2021
To address drug affordability, grab the low-hanging fruit
27 April 2021 - With COVID-19 dominating the news, it is easy to forget that up until a year ago, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2021
Americans increasingly turn to pharmacists for help finding affordable drugs, new study shows
9 March 2021 - Sticker shock is a daily occurrence for Americans trying to fill prescriptions at retail pharmacies—and it’s ...