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Humana CEO: competition and innovation lower drug prices better than just putting a cap on them
20 September 2019 - U.S. lawmakers should also include in their proposals rules that would facilitate greater competition and innovation, Humana ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2019
How an 'International Price Index' might help reduce drug prices
19 September 2019 - In gridlocked Washington, both Democrats and Republicans have signalled there's potential for a deal when it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
5 people setting EU drug prices
19 September 2019 - Politic’s guide to the policy makers debating how to calculate the cost of cures. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
McConnell warns Pelosi's drug pricing plan is DOA
19 September 2019 - Senate Republicans are warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi that her much-anticipated drug pricing plan is dead and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
Pelosi’s drug plan would let U.S. negotiate prices of 250 medications
19 September 2019 - Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday released her long-awaited plan to curb soaring prices of prescription drugs, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
Why prescription drugs cost so much more in America
19 September 2019 - The US spends more per capita on medication than anywhere else in the world. It’s a key ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2019
Medicare Part D rebates ‘substantially’ reduced drug spending, but not enough to offset price hikes
18 September 2019 - As controversy continues over prescription drug pricing, a new study finds that Medicare Part D spent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2019
Price controls for Medicare don't put America first
17 September 2019 - Instead of embracing drug price controls, the U.S. should pressure other nations to abandon them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2019
With ominous TV spots and a senior ‘strike force,’ AARP launches an all-out attack on pharma
17 September 2019 - As beachgoers soaked up the sun on a balmy August day in Ocean City, Md., single-engine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2019
Prescription drug price gouging must stop
16 September 2019 - How big pharma can be prevented from indiscriminately raising the prices of its drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2019
Wholesale drug prices have been falling, and so have net prices
16 September 2019 - Amid continuing political pressure on drug makers, a new analysis finds that brand-name companies increased their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2019
Biden praises pharma to donors even as he pushes to cut prices
15 September 2019 - Joe Biden praised pharmaceutical companies on Saturday, offering a line that could draw pushback from Democratic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
New rules will keep the best medications from desperate Canadians
12 September 2019 - One reaction to recent amendments to the rules of the federal Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2019
Germany may have the answer for reducing drug prices
11 September 2019 - American lawmakers attempting to stem spiraling drug costs might find inspiration in Germany, where the government’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Drug prices get Washington’s attention ahead of 2020 election
10 September 2019 - Pelosi, Grassley push legislative measures, while Trump indicates he will issue an executive action. ...