Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Nov 14 | Susan Morse

President-elect says his nominee will protect Americans from "pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives."

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Nov 07 | Susan Morse

What Trump's election means for healthcare

The expectation is for a new Congress to create policy around AI and cybersecurity, says Tom Leary of HIMSS.

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Oct 03 | Nathan Eddy

Nearly 1,200 medicines are in R&D pipeline to combat expensive chronic diseases

There is a shift from treating a disease to preventing it, says PhRMA chief medical officer Dr. Mike Ybarra.

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Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen

Sep 25 | Susan Morse

Novo Nordisk CEO grilled on high prices of Ozempic and Wegovy

Insurance companies and PBMs set the price of drugs paid at the pharmacy counter, says CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen.

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Sep 05 | Jeff Lagasse

Prescription drug spending grew even after rebates

While retail pharmacy prices rose 9.1% from 2007 to 2020, negotiated prices grew by only 4.3% annually.

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Hands sorting prescription bottles into an organizer

Aug 15 | Jeff Lagasse

Administration reaches negotiation agreement on 10 drugs

CMS said that if the new prices had been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved an estimated $6 billion across the 10 drugs.

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Jul 11 | Susan Morse

FTC reportedly to sue three largest pharmacy benefit managers

PBMs and brand drug manufacturers sometimes negotiate drug rebates that limit access to lower-cost generic alternatives, FTC…

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Dec 11, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

Administration eyeing negative impacts of corporate healthcare ownership

The White House has specifically called out the acceleration of consolidation in healthcare markets, saying it too…

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Nov 09, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

Senate Finance Committee targets PBM reform in new legislation

The bill would introduce more transparency and regulation to PBMs, and pharmacies would be required to report costs for…

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Oct 25, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

Independent pharmacies accuse Express Scripts of price fixing in lawsuit

A deal between Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics served solely as a price-fixing mechanism, the suit alleges.

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