Study finds hepatitis C cure saved Medicaid $15 billion

New research published in the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) underscores the critical role that medicines play in improving health and reducing disease complications and other, often costly,...
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Recognizing Hepatitis R&D on World Hepatitis Day

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 Control...
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Spending on medicines grew less than one percent in 2017

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 the...
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Medicare Monday: Another example of the competitive market at work in Part D

Hepatitis C is a devastating viral disease that can result in life-threatening and costly complications. Five years ago, the only available treatment for the disease often resulted in debilitating...
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Discovery of counterfeit hepatitis C drug is another example of why importation is bad for patients

The manufacturing and trafficking of counterfeit drugs is not just a U.S. concern but a growing threat globally. Governments around the world are working together to try to prevent these fake...
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Focusing on patients and progress on World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Day is a unique opportunity to take stock of the recent advancements in new treatments and cures to combat versions of hepatitis. Founded by the World Hepatitis Alliance, World...
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New report celebrates a decade of progress in chronic diseases

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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Local Impact: Hepatitis C and Medicaid spending

There has been a lot of discussion about the cost of new hepatitis C treatments to state Medicaid programs. What has not been addressed, however, is how those costs stack up against older, less...
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Critics proven wrong again on medicine spending

Recent comments from pharmacy benefit managers and insurers disprove – once again – the fallacious claims previously made about spending on new innovative medicines. Over the past year, payers...
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Medicare Monday: New hepatitis C treatments in Medicare

America’s innovative biopharmaceutical companies are committed to researching and developing treatments that help patients live longer, healthier lives. In recent years new treatments for hepatitis C...
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