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Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to preserve innovation and control costs
2 March 2021 - The public outcry to “do something” about health care spending keeps growing, but fear about what that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Mar 2021
Martin Shkreli accused of drug monopoly scheme by insurer
5 March 2021 - A Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate sued “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical industry’s imprisoned enfant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2021
Paying for prescription drugs in the new administration
2 March 2021 - In a national survey in January 2020 involving 1011 participants, the second-ranked domestic priority for members of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2021
Proposal leaves surgeons bound by private health
23 February 2021 - Australians paying thousands of dollars a year in health insurance could have their access to life-changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2021
Democrats plan crackdown on rising drug costs
21 February 2021 - Democrats are hoping 2021 will be the year they accomplish their long-held goal of reining in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2021
The one-two punch to knock out high drug prices
17 February 2021 - Are you among the 98.5% of Americans taking prescription medications annually who fill them in the U.S. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2021
States still can’t import drugs from Canada. Now, many are seeking to import Canadian prices.
18 February 2021 - For years, former President Trump threatened to use foreign prices as a cap for what Americans should ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2021
TLV is tasked with reducing costs for medicines
16 February 2021 - The Government has commissioned the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, TLV, to implement measures to reduce ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2021
Drug prices by committee: one way Biden could lower costs
11 February 2021 - Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2021
The future of drug pricing transparency
11 February 2021 - A federal “Transparency in Coverage” rule requires insurers to disclose list prices and historical net prices for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Medtech firms, health funds clash over pricing shake-up
11 February 2021 - Medtech firms warn Australian patients may miss out on new innovations due to an overhaul of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Budget reconciliation may be the only hope for lower drug prices
9 February 2021 - While the American people, and 400 mayors across the country, are unified in their support for pandemic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Drug maker will slash prices on cancer medicines to end price gouging probe in Europe
10 February 2021 - After months of deliberation, the European Commission has accepted an offer from Aspen Pharma to reduce ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2021
Biden Administration’s methodical approach to drug price reform
2 February 2021 - Ah, the vexing problem of prescription drug prices. As a share of health care expenditures, prescription drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2021
If 2021 is to be the year of U.S. drug price controls, how should biopharma companies respond?
2 February 2021 - As the Biden administration assumes leadership in Washington and former President Donald Trump’s most favoured nation ...