Drug Prices
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, including more than 1,900 hospitals that participate in the 340B drug savings program, and our clinician partners 鈥 including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other鈥
The 340B drug savings program must be reformed, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said today at a 340B conference in Washington, D.C.
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the first in a series of hearings on how to reduce health care costs, which will examine administrative costs and waste, how to improve transparency, private sector solutions and other issues.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on strategies to reduce prescription drug costs and encourage innovation and competition in the market.
AHA statement before the Senate Finance Committee on Prescription Drug Affordability and Innovation: Addressing Challenges in Today鈥檚 Market.
AHA Statement before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding 鈥淓ffective Administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.鈥
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinician partners 鈥 including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers 鈥 and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership鈥
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held a hearing examining the administration鈥檚 blueprint to lower prescription drug prices.
The 黑料正能量 Association and others support Senators Grassley and Feinstein of the Senate Judiciary Committee for their leadership and commitment to reducing out-of-control prescription drug prices and stopping anti-competitive abuses that keep drug prices high.
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Total reimbursement for brand-name prescription drugs in Medicare Part D increased 77% between 2011 and 2015, nearly six times faster than inflation, despite a 17% decrease in the number of prescriptions.