New report celebrates a decade of progress in chronic diseases
By Holly Campbell | February 25, 2016
In the last 10 years, incredible progress has been made by the biopharmaceutical industry in the treatment of chronic diseases. With about half of all Americans, or 117 million people, living with...
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Patients and researchers say “we’re fighting back” in new “From Hope to Cures” ads
By Ieva M. Augstums | February 8, 2016
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at a young age, five-year-old Rhys has not let his diagnosis be his destiny. He enjoys life to the fullest, from playing sports to having treats at a friend’s...
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Ask About Adherence: Q&A with Dr. Helaine Resnick on diabetes care
By Samantha Dougherty | December 17, 2015
Ask About Adherence is a blog series featuring Q&A’s with experts in medication adherence. In this post, we speak with Helaine E. Resnick, PhD, MPH about her recently published literature review...
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Week in Review: The Latest from PhRMA
By Priscilla VanderVeer | August 28, 2015
Developing New Medicines: Innovative medicines offer hope to patients and bring value to the health care system, but developing these new treatments is a rigorous, lengthy and costly process, and...
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Burden on Patients: 5 Questions on Access to Diabetes Medicines in Health Exchange Plans
By Allyson Funk | August 27, 2015
Patients, especially those suffering from chronic conditions, deserve access to the medicines they need to live longer, healthier lives. Today, PhRMA released a new fact sheet on access to...
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Medicare Monday: New Research on How Successfully Managing Diabetes Helps Patients and Part D Save
By Allyson Funk | June 8, 2015
An important aspect of Medicare Part D is access to affordable prescription drug coverage so that beneficiaries can get the medicines they need, take them as directed and avoid costly...
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Medicare Monday: Happy Memorial Day!
By Allyson Funk | May 25, 2015
We wanted to take this #MedicareMonday to wish all of you a happy Memorial Day! But we didn’t want to leave you without some Medicare reading for your day by the pool or grilling on the patio, so...
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Costs and Consequences of Not Treating Diabetes
By Holly Campbell | May 1, 2015
Costs and Consequences is a blog series examining the health care burden of not treating diseases. Too often, the rhetoric focuses solely on the cost of medicines and disregards the adverse...
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Medicare Monday: Medicare Part D Helps Reduce Spending in Parts A and B, Too
By Allyson Funk | April 6, 2015
Last week, we talked about how Medicare Part D helps seniors live better by facilitating access to needed medicines and helping to avoid the use of more costly medical services. What we didn’t...
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Medicare Monday: Managing Diabetes Thanks to Medicare Part D
By Allyson Funk | February 16, 2015
Managing diabetes treatments is a big task. Medicare Part D helps patients access needed medicines, keeps costs low and helps avoid costly hospitalizations and complications. According to Betty,...
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