Healthcare & Drug Prices

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (63+ words) The Washington Post Lawmakers say they cannot judge the effectiveness of the administration’s initiative to lower drug prices until the contracts are released. Senate Democrats are again insisting that administration officials release the contracts they negotiated with more than two…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (609+ words) As healthcare professionals practicing in Alaska, we understand better than most what happens when patients face unnecessary barriers to care. That is why we are deeply concerned about the nomination of Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the U.S. Food and Drug…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (514+ words) President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1079+ words) German pharma isn’t the only sector in the firing line: Cars could be hit too. Germany’s system for pricing new medicines will face a United States trade hearing Tuesday, with consequences that could extend beyond pharmaceuticals. The investigation is part…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (841+ words) At the Indegene Digital Summit, Shulkin argued that drugmakers should look beyond the administration’s opening demands and arrive ready to negotiate. President Donald Trump’s approach to pharmaceutical policy can appear unpredictable, but former Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin believes…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (100+ words) U.S. President Trump announces deal with Pfizer The Lufkin Daily News Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaks on the day U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to sell drugs at lower prices, in the Oval office of the White House…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (271+ words) Currently, when policyholders wish to obtain information about their old-age pension, the process can take several weeks. Data exchange for these insurance schemes is not, in fact, automated, and communication with policyholders still frequently relies on PDF or paper documents,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1144+ words) TAYLOR — As healthcare costs grow ever higher, Michigan GOP US Senate candidate Mike Rogers argues that better consumer awareness of how much the services they need cost will help bring prices down. “People need to understand what the cost is…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (798+ words) Harding claims to be an opponent of drug companies. Republican Brinker Harding is pledging to take on Big Pharma, an industry in which he has extensive financial investments. Harding is an Omaha city councilor and candidate for Congress in Nebraska’s…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (552+ words) Reform of the pension system will cost the state more than €800 million overall over a six-year period, the labour minister said on Monday as the government continued talks with employers and trade unions. Marinos Mousiouttas was speaking to journalists after…...