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Opinion: I’m the director of the Center for Medicare. Here’s how we executed the first round of drug price negotiation

STAT

The historic Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has fundamentally improved the affordability of and access to prescription drugs for millions of people with Medicare. The law laid out aggressive timelines for implementing the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.

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STAT+: FTC slams PBMs for boosting specialty drug prices at the expense of the U.S. health care system

STAT

billion in revenue by dispensing medicines to treat cancer, HIV, heart disease and other serious illnesses at prices that exceeded their estimated acquisition costs between 2017 and 2022. The FTC noted in its report that so-called specialty generic drugs represent a large and growing amount of spending by plan sponsors and patients.

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STAT+: Congress nears deal to rein in PBMs after years of debate

STAT

Passage of laws to address pharmacy middlemen has been the top priority of the pharmaceutical industry, particularly after they suffered a stinging defeat when Democrats passed their drug pricing law in 2022.   Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Pharma dose CMOs face growth slowdown, but opportunities lie ahead

Express Pharma

Challenging market conditions, driven by drug pricing pressures, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical tensions, have reshaped the landscape, offering both hurdles and opportunities for contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) to adapt and innovate amidst global generic shortages, reveals GlobalData.

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Inflation-Adjusted U.S. Brand-Name Drug Prices Fell for the Seventh Consecutive Year as a New Era of Drug Pricing Dawns (rerun)

Drug Channels

It's time for Drug Channels annual examination of U.S. brand-name drug pricing. For 2024, average brand-name drugs list prices grew by only 2.3%. Whats more, after adjusting for overall inflation, brand-name drug net prices dropped for an unprecedented seventh consecutive year.

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NHC Submits Comments on CMS Draft Guidance for IPAY 2028

Putting Patients First Blog

The NHC supports the efforts to reduce out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries and appreciates CMS’ work to establish a process that seeks to incorporate patient perspectives into drug pricing policy. This will allow other stakeholders (e.g.,

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Mapping the crisis: How data can help fix America’s growing pharmacy deserts

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