Medicare Part D cliff ahead
By Juliet Johnson | June 21, 2018
Medicare Part D has been providing seniors with access to prescription drug coverage that meets their needs for more than a decade. Today, more than 42 million people are enrolled in Part D and 90...
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Part D cliff looms for seniors, as program stability could be in jeopardy
By Juliet Johnson | June 18, 2018
For more than a decade, Medicare Part D has successfully provided seniors comprehensive prescription drug coverage that meets their needs, while its market-based structure has kept overall program...
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Sharing negotiated discounts at the pharmacy counter could save seniors with diabetes more than $350 annually
By Holly Campbell | May 17, 2018
Sharing a portion of negotiated rebates at the pharmacy counter could save seniors in Medicare with diabetes more than $350 annually, according to a new analysis from IHS Markit. The data also...
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New “Let’s Talk About Medicare” campaign focuses on solutions to improve affordability and predictability for seniors in Part D
By Juliet Johnson | May 9, 2018
Today, we are launching the “Let’s Talk About Medicare” advertising campaign focused on solutions to improve affordability and predictability for seniors in Medicare Part D. Similar to how the “...
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Video: PhRMA CEO discusses biopharmaceutical supply chain at POLITICO event
By Holly Campbell | May 4, 2018
Yesterday, PhRMA president and CEO Stephen J. Ubl spoke at POLITICO’s “Deconstructing the Prescription Drug Supply Chain” event, discussing the incredible new era of medicine, medicine spending...
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Event tomorrow: Making the biopharmaceutical supply chain work for patients
By Katie Koziara | May 2, 2018
In the U.S. health care system, the complex process of delivering medicines to patients is highly intermediated and involves many entities, including insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers...
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Spending on medicines grew less than one percent in 2017
By Holly Campbell | April 19, 2018
Last year, a record number of new treatments and cures that are transforming care for patients fighting debilitating diseases like cancer, hepatitis C, high cholesterol and more were approved by...
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Patients pay the price when hospitals mark up cancer medicines
By Joe Vandigo | April 5, 2018
Two studies released last month reveal how hospitals across the country mark up the price of medicines and deliver a growing share of provider-administered medicines, resulting in higher costs...
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Advance price notification: A transparency measure that fails patients
By Saumil Pandya and Emily Donaldson | March 29, 2018
Most transparency reforms aim to correct perceived misaligned incentives in the biopharmaceutical marketplace. However, many efforts to mandate information flow in the private market have serious...
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New Let’s Talk About Cost ads highlight how copay accumulator programs could leave patients financially exposed
By Holly Campbell | March 27, 2018
Today, as part of the Let’s Talk About Cost campaign, PhRMA unveiled new advertisements highlighting how the use of copay accumulator programs by insurance companies and other middlemen could...
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