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Personalised treatments may be threatened by drug cost-containment proposals
18 July 2019 - President Trump has said he plans to issue an executive order to lower what the United ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Part D beneficiaries may pay more for some generics, biosimilars than brand name drugs
16 July 2019 - Medicare Part D enrolees may actually pay more for some generic drugs than they would for their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
On drug prices, Trump must resist left-wing approaches that would lead to disaster
17 July 2019 - In Friday's column, I explained why President Donald Trump and the Republicans are on their way ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Car shopping, handbags and wealthy uncles: the quest to explain high drug prices
17 July 2019 - High drug prices are a hot topic in politics right now. President Trump has made lowering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Kamala Harris introduces plan to lower prescription drug prices
16 July 2019 - Senator Kamala Harris unveiled a plan Tuesday to lower prescription drug prices if she's elected president. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Price increases of protected-class drugs in Medicare Part D, relative to inflation, 2012-2017
16 July 2019 - In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has considered allowing greater flexibility in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Ask whether a drug works before worrying about what it costs
16 July 2019 - Last week was supposed to be a turning point for drug price transparency. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Kamala Harris wants the federal government to set the price of some drugs to lower costs
16 July 2019 - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled a plan on Tuesday that authorises the federal government to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Advocates frustrated over pace of drug price reform
15 July 2019 - Washington has seen a flurry of activity and bipartisan interest in passing drug pricing legislation this ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Rick Scott: PhRMA hasn't provided 'a single answer' on lower drug prices
15 July 2019 - Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is calling out the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), accusing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
On prescription drug prices, will Trump turn words into action?
15 July 2019 - Last week, President Trump declared his administration would soon issue an executive order mandating a so-called ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
There is no single, best policy for drug prices
15 July 2019 - Most Americans would like the government to act, but a one-size-fits-all approach is unlikely to be the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
Biden health care plan would curb drug prices, raise taxes on rich
15 July 2019 - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, unveiled a health care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
Are prescription drug prices going down?
15 July 2019 - On a key health-care issue, Trump and Gillibrand made opposite claims within days of each other. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2019
'We have a health care crisis': Democrats take aim after Trump abandons drug prices plan
14 July 2019 - US Democrats have lined up after US President Donald Trump abandoned a proposal to lower drug prices. ...