The week in prescription drug pricing: what moved, what it means for patients, and what comes next.
Patients applauded California Governor Gavin Newsom today after he signed a first-in-the-nation law that will stop Big Pharma from cutting deals that block less-expensive generic drugs for state…
News Sep 30, 2019The drug lobby is throwing mounds of cash around in an attempt to convince lawmakers that drug pricing’s status quo should remain.
News Sep 26, 2019Patients hit by skyrocketing drug prices are speaking out in favor of Medicare negotiation in response to a plan in the House of Representatives that would lower drug costs for Americans through…
News Sep 25, 2019My name is Bob Fowler. I am a North Ridgeville, Ohio resident, a soon-to-be-retired college professor, and a cancer patient.
News Sep 23, 2019TL;DR of PhRMA’s statement on the House plan to lower drug prices? “We’re good with the high prices, thanks.”
News Sep 23, 2019My name is Ruth Rinehart and I am a resident of Tampa, Florida. I am a nurse case manager and just like some of my patients, I rely on life-saving medication for my survival.
News Sep 23, 2019My name is Robert Keller. I’m a 66-year old resident of Parsippany, NJ.
News Sep 20, 2019My name is Sue Lee and I’m a 77-year-old resident of Crestwood, Kentucky.
News Sep 16, 2019A leaked draft of a House plan to empower the U.S. government to negotiate drug prices injects enthusiasm into the drug pricing debate and overlaps with President Trump’s plan. — (New York Times/FiercePharma)
News Sep 9, 2019Pharma just took a DNA test. Turns out they’re 100% OVERPRICED.
