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Opinion: Reduce drug spending by drastically simplifying monopolies on drugs

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spending on prescription drugs was almost $800 billion. Although low-cost generic drugs filled 91% of all prescriptions, the 9% of prescriptions filled with a branded medicine accounted for 84% of drug spending. In 2024, total U.S.

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January 2025 Newsletter

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This expansion continues a flawed policy that threatens innovation and jeopardizes patient access to critical treatments, including drugs vital for cancer treatment and popular new weight loss medications that have transformed the management of obesity and related conditions. What Will 2025 Mean for Medicare Drug Price Setting Under the IRA?

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ASBM Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Supporting Patients Who Depend on Small-Molecule Medicines

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Small-molecule drugs account for over 90% of all prescriptions filled in the United States. Yet under the IRA, they are subjected to more aggressive price controls simply because of how they are manufactured.