Celebrating 40 years of the Orphan Drug Act on Rare Disease Day

For over a decade, Rare Disease Day has been celebrated on February 28 to raise awareness and generate change for the more than 30 million patients in the U.S. living with a rare disease. This year’s...
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PhRMA's Change Agents bring awareness and value of HBCUs and their impact to STEM

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (“HBCUs”), federally designated as any college or university established prior to 1964 with the principal mission of educating Black Americans, play a...
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PhRMA submits comments to USPTO highlighting important role of patent system in medicine development

PhRMA responded to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) request for comments regarding USPTO initiatives to ensure the robustness and reliability of patent rights.
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Holding pharmacy benefit managers accountable

State legislative sessions across the country are in full swing, and many state officials have made lowering the cost of medicine for patients a top priority. If policymakers are serious about...
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Stopping pharmacy benefit managers from “gaming the system”

People around the country say they are paying too much for their prescription medicines. State policymakers could help address this problem now. Doing so starts with stopping pharmacy benefit...
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What they are saying: Nonprofit hospitals are gaming the system at the expense of patients

There have been some alarming stories uncovered by the media on ways nonprofit hospitals — many of which participate in the 340B drug pricing program — are taking advantage of the system and their...
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Senate hearing to examine bipartisan reforms to rein in middlemen

Did you know that insurance companies use middlemen — known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — to decide what medicines people can get and what people pay out of pocket for those medicines?
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State policymakers can protect American innovation and help Americans live longer, healthier lives

For the second year in a row, life expectancy is on the decline in America. The leading causes of death across the United States include cancer and chronic diseases. Even when patients are able to...
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Recognizing National Glaucoma Awareness Month

January was National Glaucoma Awareness Month and provided us an opportunity to spread the word and honor the millions of patients around the world who are impacted by this debilitating disease. ...
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