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Healthcare cost inflation is back in the headlines
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (643+ words) Pharmaceutical Technology Blockades by both Iran and the US in the Strait of Hormuz, as they negotiate an end to the conflict, continue to drive up healthcare costs globally. The shock to global trade risks triggering a sustained period of…...
Regeneron cuts White House pricing deal, offers new gene therapy for free
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (344+ words) The White House deal will see Regeneron offer all its new medicines at "MFN prices, while providing Otarmeni for free to eligible patients. It's been a busy few days for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which has inked a drug pricing agreement with…...
Trump Rx launches to slash drug prices for cash-paying US patients
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) Medications, including obesity blockbusters Wegovy and Zepbound, are available on the site. President Donald Trump has unveiled his Trump Rx website, offering over 40 drugs at steeply discounted prices to cash-paying patients." The direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel was launched on Thursday (5 February)…...
How one US state is tackling the drug affordability crisis
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (912+ words) Maryland's Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) serves as a bellwether for how other states may address high drug prices. Drug affordability remains a key priority for the US government as it negotiates with pharma companies to lower individual drug prices…...
Second round of drug prices negotiated under the IRA revealed
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) The pharma industry has called the IRA "price setting" and argues that the negotiations have not cut out-of-pocket costs for patients. The Trump administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced the final prices for the second round…...
Trump administration announces MFN drug pricing deal with Pfizer
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (803+ words) The Trump administration announced Pfizer has agreed to provide all of its medicines at Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing in Medicaid. The Trump administration announced Pfizer has agreed to provide all of its medicines at Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing…...