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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
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
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
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.