Recognizing Hepatitis R&D on World Hepatitis Day
By Andrew Powaleny | July 28, 2021
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. There are five main hepatitis viruses, with types A, B, C most common. In 2018, the Centers for Disease...
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New reports shed light on key facts about medicines and affordability
By Brian Newell | June 8, 2021
A recently released report by IQVIA – an independent organization specializing in health care research – provides new data showing prices for brand medicines went down last year. The report offers...
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Biologics are medicines that are made from living organisms through highly complex manufacturing processes and include a wide variety of medicines such as therapeutic proteins, monoclonal...
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New report demonstrates development of new medicines relies on private sector expertise and investment
By John Corea | May 10, 2021
America’s biopharmaceutical companies are at the heart of a research and development (R&D) ecosystem that develops more innovative medicines than any other country in the world. Critical to this...
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West Virginia becomes the first state to lower patient costs by sharing the savings
By Scott LaGanga | April 20, 2021
In a historic moment for patient affordability, last week West Virginia became the first state in the nation to adopt ground-breaking legislation, HB2263, requiring insurers and their PBMs to...
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Top five issues voters want addressed in the administration’s first 100 days
By Mark Keida | February 18, 2021
When voters cast their ballots in the 2020 election, they made clear their focus on getting COVID-19 under control and fixing the economy. However, health care was still important to many voters,...
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Insurers shift medicine costs to patients with severe chronic illnesses
By Gabby Migliara | February 1, 2021
For many patients with complex and chronic conditions, high out-of-pocket costs for medicines pose a significant challenge. Recent research revealed a broken insurance system that fails to help...
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Accumulator adjustment programs lead to surprise out-of-pocket costs and nonadherence, analysis finds
By Gabby Migliara | November 19, 2020
A new analysis by IQVIA looked at three cost-sharing assistance programs and found that from 2018 to 2020, 25% to 36% of patients discontinued treatment when they faced an unexpectedly high...
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Survey found insurance premiums grew faster than inflation in 2020
By Gabby Migliara | October 20, 2020
According to Kaiser Family Foundation’s recent survey on employer health benefits, premiums for people with employer-sponsored health insurance increased by 4% last year, faster than both the rate...
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Manufacturer cost-sharing assistance programs can save chronically ill patients hundreds to thousands of dollars annually
By Gabby Migliara | August 19, 2020
A recent analysis by IQVIA shows that chronically ill patients who used manufacturer cost-sharing assistance in 2019 saved hundreds to thousands of dollars on their out-of-pocket costs. IQVIA...
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