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State lawmakers look to Canada as an option for lower drug prices
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new bill has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature that aims to reduce the price of prescription medication for Ohioans by implementing a… Read More
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Drug plan prices touted during Medicare open enrollment can rise within a month
By: Susan Jaffe | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she tried… Read More
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State Dems Urge Congress To Pass Bill To Lower Drug Prices
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a bill in Congress Democrats say would help lower the price of prescription drugs. Some state representatives here are pushing to get it… Read More
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How The House Prescription Drug Plan Would Try To Lower Drug Prices
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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Lawmakers are voting Thursday on a bill to rein in drug costs. President Trump has vowed to veto it. But the plan shares a lot with other bipartisan efforts. Here’s how it would work.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, shown outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25, has been working on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19206610678448-212c77ae84faf9f0c6892c49a1f2f15df80928d6-e1568903573727-900x422.jpg)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Unveils Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
By: Susan Davis | NPR
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The House speaker has been privately working for months on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.
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Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Health and Human Services outlined two pathways for importing the drugs to the U.S., a plan Secretary Alex Azar says is intended to “lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients.”
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States Sue Drugmakers Over Alleged Generic Price-Fixing Scheme
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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A new lawsuit brought by 44 states and Puerto Rico alleges an “industry-wide” conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to collude on prices and divide up the market.
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Will Displaying Drug List Prices In Ads Help Lower Costs?
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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The government wants consumers to have sticker shock about drug prices. A new rule requires list prices be displayed in TV ads. Patients advocates are not sure it will do much to lower prices.
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It Will Take More Than Transparency To Reduce Drug Prices, Economists Say
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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The Trump administration wants to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing. But health economists say the administration’s call to tie prices to what other nations pay might work better.
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Trump Administration Wants To Cut Drug Prices By Eliminating Middlemen’s Rebates
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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Pharmacy benefit managers are the focus of proposed regulations that could reduce drug costs for seniors and cut profits for middlemen. It could set a precedent for the broader market.
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Insulin’s High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
By: Bram Sable-Smith | NPR
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Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and 26 when he died. He couldn’t afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies, so he tried to stretch the doses.
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Pfizer Agrees To Postpone Drug Price Hikes After Trump Tweet
By: Giles Snyder | NPR
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The pharmaceutical company Pfizer says it will delay price increases that went into effect on July 1. The move follows pressure from President Trump, who posted a critical tweet on Monday.