Congress created a drug pricing program to deliver affordability. Instead, it’s raising costs

An autoimmune disease diagnosis can mark the start of a difficult medical battle. But for too many patients, it also marks the beginning of a financial one. Many of the 50 million Americans living with lupus,
Health Affairs

Administration Releases Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Proposed Rule For 2029

The proposed changes are relatively modest, yet they represent an important procedural step forward in the implementation of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
STAT

Gilead wants state AIDS drug programs to pay significant price hikes for HIV meds

Ed’s stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter. Gilead ...
The Washington Post

Dangerous or life-saving? Why drug programs that stop disease are under fire.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Lavender Timmons popped the trunk of her weather ...
AOL

Trump scrapped a proposed $2 drug program for seniors. But why?

As President Donald Trump entered office this week, one of his first major policy moves on healthcare was to roll back a Biden administration executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. In doing so, he appears to have scrapped a below-the ...