Senator Tina Smith Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Lower Insulin Costs
Fifteen years ago patients with diabetes would have paid about $175 for a 20-milileter long vial of insulin. Today they have to pay...
Consumer Groups Submit Brief Opposing CVS-Aetna Merger, Saying Final Judgment Is Totally Inadequate
On Friday, June 21st, respected antitrust lawyers David Balto and Andre Barlow submitted a brief opposing the CVS-Aetna merger on behalf...
Maine Governor Signs Bill Regulating PBMs, Requiring Rebates Be Passed On to Consumers
Yesterday, Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills signed four bills into law aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. This is...
Senate Aging Committee's Third Hearing on Drug Prices Is Full of Anger and Determination
This morning the Senate Special Committee on Aging held its third hearing on rising prescription drug prices and how to reduce them. The...
Recent Draft Proposal Would Expand Patent Power and Harm Consumers and Innovation
Rising prescription drug prices are a major problem for Americans to the point where people are forced to choose between their medicines...
Senate Judiciary Committee Will Markup Drug Pricing Bills This Month
The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning a markup of legislation to lower prescription drug prices later this month. In an interview...
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds First Hearing on Vertical Consolidation and Competition in Healthca
Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights held its first hearing on...
Federal Judge Is Wary of CVS-Aetna Merger at Two-Day Hearing
Last week. Judge Richard Leon of the District Court for the District of Columbia held a hearing on the CVS-Aetna merger. During a two day...
