Counterpoint: Drug price controls would cost plenty
With the deck stacked against people who need new drugs, let's not dismiss them because their interests happen to align with the drug industry.
With the deck stacked against people who need new drugs, let's not dismiss them because their interests happen to align with the drug industry.
President Biden again promised not to cut Medicare and Social Security during his budget address in Pennsylvania yesterday. But what about that other major entitlement program driving up the federal…
Today the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on HF 348, a bill which would impose a $25 limit on co-payments for drugs and related supplies…
The Biden administration is proposing several changes to federal requirements on health insurers and health insurance Exchanges. The changes are included in the 2024 Payment Notice, which is an annual…
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Today the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on a bill to impose price controls on drug manufacturers. The bill — House File 17 —…
House and Senate DFL legislators convened last week to outline their priorities for the new legislative session. A key healthcare priority would set price controls on big pharmaceutical companies to…
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Declining drug prices show Inflation Reduction Act’s focus on drug price controls missed the mark Not long after the President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department of Health…
Proposed rule to make it easier to enroll in Medicaid would promote fraud and abuse, increase costs, and block pathways to independence Earlier this week American Experiment filed public comments…
Upon taking the oath of office in 2019, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp quickly became a national leader in health care reform after he introduced two innovative, first of their kind proposals…
President Biden is, once again, undermining the rule of law. This month the Biden administration finalized a rule that will very likely add to its growing list of administrative actions…
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