Cancer medicines cost twice as much at hospitals, study finds
By Katie Koziara | January 21, 2020
Cancer medicines cost nearly twice as much in hospital outpatient facilities than in physician offices in the commercial market, according to a new study from the Employee Benefit Research...
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ICYMI: 2019 brings innovative medicines to patients
By Andrew Powaleny | January 17, 2020
New reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show a total of 56 novel new medicines were approved in 2019. Among these, 48 were approved by the Center for Drug Evaluation and...
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New GAO report: Some hospitals participating in 340B may not be eligible for the program
By Nicole Longo | January 14, 2020
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on 340B hospital eligibility compliance and made a number of alarming observations that underscore the need for more accountability...
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Nearly 50% of brand medicine spending goes to the supply chain and others
By Holly Campbell | January 9, 2020
Nearly 50% of total spending on brand medicines – the sum of all payments made at the pharmacy or paid on a claim to a health care provider – went to the supply chain and other entities in 2018,...
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ICYMI: Cancer death rate declines at record levels thanks to innovative medicines
By Andrew Powaleny | January 9, 2020
Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths that will occur in the United States. For nearly 30 years, the trend towards fewer cancer deaths has been...
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PhRMA comments to Congress on Cures 2.0 call to action
By Anne McDonald Pritchett, PhD | December 18, 2019
As new therapies continue to revolutionize the treatment of many diseases, it is positive news that policymakers in Washington are discussing ways to ensure patient access to new treatments and...
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What you need to know about H.R. 3
By Tom Wilbur | December 12, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing proposal, H.R. 3, which is being voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives today, is unprecedented in size and scope. It dramatically expands...
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R&D Focus: Four ways the biopharmaceutical industry leads in delivering new treatments and cures
By Andrew Powaleny | December 9, 2019
In recent years, rapid advances in scientific discovery have ushered in a new era of medicine, transforming our ability to treat, and in some cases cure, some of the most challenging diseases,...
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New NHE data: Medicine prices declined, and hospitals were biggest driver of health care spending in 2018
By Holly Campbell | December 6, 2019
According to new data from the National Health Expenditures (NHE), retail medicine prices declined by 1% and retail medicine spending grew just 2.5% in 2018. To put that in context, hospital...
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New poll: 76% of voters concerned Speaker Pelosi’s plan would result in fewer new medicines
By Nicole Longo | December 5, 2019
The House of Representatives has spent much of this fall focused on Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing bill, H.R.3, but a recent survey of nearly 2,000 registered voters confirms that H.R.3 is not the...
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