Drug Prices
In his state of the union address last night, President Trump said reducing prescription drug prices is 鈥渙ne of my greatest priorities.鈥
While there has been recent high profile media coverage of retail drug price increases, the hospital inpatient pharmaceutical market is often overlooked and is not systematically evaluated. This report presents recent trends in hospital inpatient drug prices and spending, providing policymakers and鈥
Prescription drug prices are out of control. The average annual cost for one specialty medication to treat a chronic condition is now more than what most families earn in a year. Big Pharma could solve the problem by committing to more rational and sustainable pricing models.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday released a report on the 340B Drug Pricing Program. 鈥淭he 340B program is an important program that enjoys strong bipartisan support in Congress,鈥 the report says.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing for Alex Azar, President Trump鈥檚 nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services. Azar, former president of Lilly USA and deputy HHS secretary under the George W. Bush administration, faced a number of questions from senators about his ties to鈥
鈥淧rescription drug prices are out of control,鈥 wrote AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Marilyn Tavenner in a Dec. 31 OpEd in The Hill. 鈥淭he average annual cost for one specialty medication to treat a chronic condition is now more than what鈥
鈥淧rescription drug prices are out of control,鈥 wrote AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Marilyn Tavenner in a Dec. 31 OpEd in The Hill. 鈥淭he average annual cost for one specialty medication to treat a chronic condition is now more than what鈥
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held the third in a series of bipartisan hearings on how to make prescription drugs more affordable, which focused on recent recommendations from a National Acade
Get the facts on 8 common misconceptions about the rising costs of prescription drugs.