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Biden Administration details inadequate protection of American intellectual property and foreign barriers to innovation abroad

By Ernest Kawka  |    April 29, 2022
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has witnessed the immense value of biopharmaceutical innovation. With numerous safe and effective vaccines and treatments developed in record...   Read More

ICYMI: New resource catalogs biopharmaceutical industry lessons learned from COVID-19

By Gabby Migliara  |    April 28, 2022
Since the start of the pandemic, America’s biopharmaceutical companies have worked around the clock to research, develop and manufacture treatments and vaccines to fight COVID-19. We’ve made...   Read More

What’s really happening when it comes to prescription drug costs

By Katie Koziara  |    April 27, 2022
New data show how robust competition continues to keep national spending on life-saving medicines in check, even as new innovative treatments reach patients. According to the latest report by the...   Read More

Stephanie Dyson of BMS on reducing health disparities

By Guest Contributor  |    April 27, 2022
Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The PhRMA blog welcomes guest...   Read More

Part D 101: Three charts show how the Medicare Part D program could be improved to work better for seniors and people with disabilities

By Gabby Migliara  |    April 27, 2022
In yesterday’s post, we learned how Medicare Part D works for seniors and people with disabilities. Unfortunately, Part D beneficiaries are increasingly facing higher out-of-pocket costs for the...   Read More

Part D 101: Three charts show how the program provides comprehensive prescription drug coverage

By Gabby Migliara  |    April 26, 2022
Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage for our nation’s seniors and Americans with disabilities. These beneficiaries can opt to enroll in Part D and pick from a variety of plans offered....   Read More

5 public opinion polling trends to watch

By Tom Wilbur  |    April 22, 2022
Today, we’re taking a closer look at Americans’ leading concerns and what issues they want policymakers to prioritize.   Read More

New analysis confirms hospitals markup prices for oncology therapies

By Gabby Migliara  |    April 21, 2022
A recent study from The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examined 61 hospitals using data made public under new requirements from a recent price transparency regulation. The...   Read More

Analysis: States can help patients save nearly $1,000 annually on their medicines

By Reid Porter  |    April 21, 2022
According to a new Ipsos/PhRMA poll, most Americans — 82% — agree that lowering out-of-pocket costs for health care should be a top priority for policymakers. A good place to start in lowering these...   Read More

The biopharmaceutical industry leads in helping women achieve new heights, according to IAM’s diversity 100

By Anne McDonald Pritchett, PhD  |    April 20, 2022
“Phenomenal pharma” – that’s how a recent report by IAM described the biopharmaceutical industry’s leadership in inventor diversity. The report accompanied the release of IAM’s Diversity 100 list,...   Read More

How standardized plans can improve patients’ access to medicines

By Emilie Signora  |    April 18, 2022
While insurers negotiate steep discounts on medicines, they don’t always share these savings directly with patients. In recent years, insurers have shifted costs for brand medicines to patients by...   Read More

PhRMA encourages Biden administration to pursue ambitious Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

By Douglas Petersen  |    April 13, 2022
Last fall, President Biden announced that the United States would explore development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to deepen economic relations in the region and collaborate to...   Read More

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