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Trump administration defends Medicare drug price talks in case brought by Novartis
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an appeals court brief supporting the right of Medicare officials to negotiate ...
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Waste of the Day: Taxpayer-Funded Cancer Drug Costs Almost $200,000
Topline: Taxpayers spent $74.5 million to help develop the prostate cancer-fighting drug Xtandi, but its sky-high sticker ...
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Shane Abbott seeks lower drug costs for Medicaid program, hopes to save the state millions
The bill would tie prescription drug prices to federally negotiated rates under a program passed in the 1990s.
Sandoz to pay $275 million to settle drug price-fixing case
Swiss generic drug manufacturer Sandoz has agreed to pay $275 million to resolve claims by U.S. consumers and others who ...
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Medicare patients facing higher drug costs
A new study from the USC Schaeffer Center shows that out-of-pocket costs for brand-name medications have increased sharply ...
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Drug Costs and Their Impact on Care: Insights from Medicare Patients and Providers
Providers are sympathetic to Medicare enrollees’ concerns but don’t agree on their role in helping patients find less costly ...
Medicare beneficiaries face much higher drug costs as plans quickly shift to co-insurance
Expected out-of-pocket costs for commonly prescribed brand name medications have grown substantially for Medicare Part D ...
Trump is unlikely to end Medicare drug price talks — here's what that means for patients and pharma
Trump could either weaken the negotiations in a way that benefits the pharmaceutical industry, or try to achieve even deeper savings to outdo his predecessor.
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Bill aimed at lowering prescription drug costs passes amid heated debate
Debate over whether or not the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, worked and how President Trump's executive ...
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House set to approve expansion of drug board’s authority to lower costs
House Democrats beat back a series of Republican amendments on party-line votes Wednesday, setting up a final vote on a ...
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Medicare Drug Coverage Is Often Inadequate—Here’s Why
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the ... [+] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building Your father’s rheumatoid ...
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Maryland lawmakers vote to expand powers of the state’s prescription drug affordability board
The Maryland House of Delegates has voted overwhelmingly to allow a state board to extend its mandate for lowering ...