Ask About Adherence: OIG proposed rule to reform the rebate system could improve adherence
By Guest Contributor | May 15, 2019
Ask About Adherence is a blog series featuring Q&A’s with experts and new medication adherence resources. In this post, we are pleased to share a blog post from Leah L. Zullig, PhD.
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New study finds hospitals continue to push patients to costlier outpatient settings
By Holly Campbell | May 13, 2019
A new study from the Health Care Cost Institute found that, for commercially insured patients, almost 50 percent of medicines administered by physicians, including treatments for diseases like...
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Today, IQVIA released its Medicine Use and Spending in the U.S. – A Review of 2018 and Outlook to 2023 report – highlighting the drivers behind medicine price and spending trends, patient...
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Meet MAT: 5 things to know about PhRMA’s new “Medicine Assistance Tool”
By Holly Campbell | May 9, 2019
Reinforcing our industry’s commitment to providing patients with more transparency about medicine costs, yesterday, our member companies announced the launch of the Medicine Assistance Tool, or MAT
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The PBM story you haven’t heard: Hidden fees quadrupled in two years
By Robert Zirkelbach | March 20, 2019
In the ongoing conversation around the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the supply chain, a new report further illuminates incentives that tie PBM revenue to higher list prices for...
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Health Affairs study misses the mark on medicine costs
By Holly Campbell | January 28, 2019
A recent study published in Health Affairs concludes that list price inflation for existing brand medicines is a key driver of rising medicine spending. However, by failing to account for the...
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New government data show medicine price growth continues to decline
By Holly Campbell | January 18, 2019
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a record 59 new treatments and cures. During this incredible period of innovation, medicine price growth continued to slow dramatically.
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What they are saying: PhRMA member executives on industry’s new approach to DTC television advertising
By Holly Campbell | October 15, 2018
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) member companies today announced their commitment to providing more transparency about medicine costs to help patients make more...
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Americans want to know more than just the list price of a medicine—and we’re answering their call
By Robert Zirkelbach | October 15, 2018
The biopharmaceutical industry is answering the call to provide more information about medicine costs. As innovators of life-saving therapies, we recognize the importance of giving people the...
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Coupons allow patients to remain on medicines in spite of high cost sharing and deductibles
By Katie Koziara | October 4, 2018
According to a new report by IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, more and more patients are asked to pay high cost sharing due to changes in benefit design. Previous analysis has shown that...
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