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New NHE data show the true picture of health care spending

By Katie Koziara  |    December 22, 2021
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released National Health Expenditures (NHE) data that show net prices for retail prescription medicines declined, on average, by 0.1% in...   Read More

Making medicines more affordable: Preserving safety-net programs like 340B

By Emilie Signora  |    December 17, 2021
Common-sense reforms can help ensure everyone benefits from America’s engine of innovation and receives the care they need and deserve. In this series, we’re taking a closer look at PhRMA’s advocacy...   Read More

Post-approval research save lives. Why is Congress trying disincentivize it?

By Andrew Powaleny  |    December 17, 2021
While some in Congress continue to claim the latest drug pricing plan in Washington is “negotiation,” that is far from the truth. The reality is that the current plan gives the government a new...   Read More

New Report: Nearly 800 new medicines in development to treat rare diseases

By Andrew Powaleny  |    December 16, 2021
Today, PhRMA released a new report detailing orphan drug development in the U.S. and the potential to meet the significant unmet medical need for patients. Rare diseases and conditions individually...   Read More

A price control by any other name would still put patients at risk and threaten innovation

By Nicole Longo  |    December 9, 2021
Some policymakers in DC are laser focused on giving the government the power to “negotiate” in Medicare. What they aren’t saying is that this isn’t negotiation at all. They essentially just want the...   Read More

Making medicines more affordable: Making insurance work like insurance

By Emilie Signora  |    December 8, 2021
Common-sense reforms can help ensure everyone benefits from America’s engine of innovation and receives the care they need and deserve. In this series, we’re taking a closer look at PhRMA’s advocacy...   Read More

Recap: Our inaugural graduate summit and career expo

By Dr. Steven Thomas  |    December 8, 2021
On October 27 and 28, 2021, PhRMA held our inaugural graduate summit and career expo, Pathways to Success in Biopharma. As part of a joint partnership between PhRMA, CHI, UNCF and the Ernest E. Just...   Read More

New report details the promise of the biopharmaceutical pipeline

By Abigail Lore  |    December 7, 2021
The biopharmaceutical pipeline contains thousands of innovative new treatments that have the potential to address unmet medical needs, save lives and improve patients’ health. A new report by the...   Read More

Navigating the patient experience in the time of COVID-19

By Cynthia Hicks  |    December 6, 2021
According to our inaugural Patient Experience Survey, the pandemic has created new access and affordability barriers to care, exacerbating the health care concerns of Americans and their families. ...   Read More

3 things to know about the importance of post-approval research and development

By Andrew Powaleny  |    December 6, 2021
Despite tremendous progress and knowledge gained from post-approval R&D, some in Congress still fail to recognize innovation doesn’t stop at U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. After...   Read More

New data show insurers and PBMs increase barriers to care

By Katie Koziara  |    December 2, 2021
New data show insurers and middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are making it harder for patients to get the medicines they need.   Read More

World AIDS Day: Remembering those we’ve lost and exploring the continued fight against HIV/AIDS

By Andrew Powaleny  |    December 1, 2021
Today, as we mark World AIDS Day and commemorate those who lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses, we want to recognize the impressive advancements in HIV/AIDS scientific research and drug...   Read More

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