President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders teamed up to push more efforts on drug pricing reform, including lowering the out-of-pocket cost of inhalers.
Biden is right. The US generally pays double that of other countries for Rx drugs.
The Foo Fighters announced it will perform before an audience of lawmakers, government officials and industry stakeholders on March 5 to raise awareness about price transparency.
Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as pharma lines up its lawyers
A restructuring of the Medicare drug benefit has wiped out big drug price bills for people who need expensive medicines. But the legal battle over drug negotiations means uncertainty over long-term savings.
Advocacy group targets NC congressman over drug pricing bill
CEOs from Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb all testified at a Senate HELP committee hearing that questioned them about high drug prices. But many of the same arguments ensued with the chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-VT).
AARP lists 10 prescription drugs with excessive price increases
AARP’s findings reflect a world prior to the passage and enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to Medicare if their drug prices increase faster than inflation.
FDA OKs Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada
The pharma industry plans to raise the list prices of some 500 drugs this January, just as the federal government’s Medicare negotiations are set to begin this year.