Medicaid and CHIP Ensure Children Get Access to Affordable Drugs
One of the overlooked aspects of the prescription drug price debate is that many children use prescription drugs as well. Almost one...
States to the Rescue? An Overview of the State Trend Toward Reducing Drug Prices
As we previously observed, on drug prices the Trump administration is tweeting furiously but carrying a very small stick. Meanwhile...
Frustrated By Federal Inaction, Michigan Legislators Prepare to Tackle Drug Prices
The Trump administration has criticized rising prescription drug prices, but its actions have not matched its rhetoric. Trump and his...
Take Notice of PBMs, the Drug Industry's Overlooked Middlemen
The American health care system is famously complex and difficult to describe, but nearly everyone agrees that it needs major reform. One...
Patients for Affordable Drugs Urges Fair Pricing of Cancer Drug
Patients for Affordable Drugs is a recently formed nonprofit, but it is already making a substantial impact on the debate around drug...
Tweeting Loudly and Carrying a Small Stick
President Trump assumed office promising to take action to reduce drug prices and ensure that Americans could get access affordable...
FDA Forms Working Group to Look At Wider Generic Drug Issues
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently announced the formation of a new working group for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The group...
A Helpful State Primer on Reducing Unfair Drug Prices
High drug prices are a major problem, and Congress should move quickly to reduce them. In the absence of congressional action, state...
Congress Takes First Step On Reducing Drug Prices
Yesterday, August 3rd, Congress took a first step toward reducing prescription drug prices and ensuring Americans have access to...
An Introduction to How PBMs Aren't Saving Consumers Money
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a vital role in our prescription drug system and contribute to rising drug prices. However, they...
