X

Stay Connected

Sign Up for Updates

network1.png

PPA strives to improve patient health, advance medical innovation and fuel economic growth.

LEARN MORE
network1.png

The PhRMA Foundation supports the research and career endeavors of scientists in drug discovery and development.

LEARN MORE
network1.png

Access Better Coverage educates consumers about the ABCs of health coverage and access to medicines.

LEARN MORE
network1.png

We Work For Health aims to increase awareness by uniting workers throughout the industry.

LEARN MORE
network1.png

Patent protection should always be considered by an inventor during the initial stages of their invention.

LEARN MORE
logo_white_MyOldMeds-New-1.png

Working to spread awareness and education about the importance of secure drug disposal.

LEARN MORE
LTAC_NEW21.png

Many Americans are struggling to afford their medicines and have important questions about their medicine costs. Let's Talk About Cost addresses these questions.

LEARN MORE
logo_white_LTAM.png

There are a lot of conversations in Washington about how to change Medicare Part D, but they aren't always focused on what seniors care about most: affordability and predictability.

LEARN MORE
 
We are creating a place where we can share ideas, provide the perspective of America's biopharmaceutical companies and, most importantly, listen to you.

340B hospitals and for-profit pharmacies generating significant revenue from program meant to help needy patients

By Nicole Longo  |    October 23, 2020
The 340B program – a safety-net federal drug program meant to help vulnerable Americans – has become dominated by many large hospitals and for-profit corporations with no clear evidence they are...   Read More

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 of...   Read More

Cancer medicines cost twice as much at hospitals, study finds

By Katie Koziara  |    January 21, 2020
Cancer medicines cost nearly twice as much in hospital outpatient facilities than in physician offices in the commercial market, according to a new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute...   Read More

New GAO report: Some hospitals participating in 340B may not be eligible for the program

By Nicole Longo  |    January 14, 2020
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on 340B hospital eligibility compliance and made a number of alarming observations that underscore the need for more accountability in...   Read More

Nearly 50% of brand medicine spending goes to the supply chain and others

By Holly Campbell  |    January 9, 2020
Nearly 50% of total spending on brand medicines – the sum of all payments made at the pharmacy or paid on a claim to a health care provider – went to the supply chain and other entities in 2018,...   Read More

New NHE data: Medicine prices declined, and hospitals were biggest driver of health care spending in 2018

By Holly Campbell  |    December 6, 2019
According to new data from the National Health Expenditures (NHE), retail medicine prices declined by 1% and retail medicine spending grew just 2.5% in 2018. To put that in context, hospital...   Read More

Hospitals make 9 times more than physicians’ offices on provider-administered medicines

By Katie Koziara  |    September 10, 2019
A new study, conducted by the Partnership for Health Analytic Research (PHAR), found that hospitals retained 91% of the total profit on physician-administered medicines in the commercial market that...   Read More

Fact Check: How hospitals continue to drive health care spending

By Nicole Longo  |    August 21, 2019
There is a lot of talk about health care costs in the United States that is mostly centered on prescription medicine spending, overlooking the largest share of U.S. health care spending – hospital...   Read More

340B Spotlight: How for-profit middlemen are taking advantage of a program meant to support nonprofit entities and patients

By Nicole Longo  |    August 20, 2019
Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net providers, like federally-funded safety net clinics, access discounts on prescription medicines for vulnerable or uninsured patients....   Read More

Study finds hospitals continue to mark up medicines up to 500% of their cost

By Holly Campbell  |    July 9, 2019
A new analysis from the Moran Company found hospitals continue to charge, on average, five times their cost for medicines, driving up cost sharing and premiums for patients across the country. This...   Read More

Search the Catalyst

View Posts by Topic

see all

View Posts by Contributor

View Posts by Date

see all

Subscribe to Email Updates

Trending Posts

Most Popular Posts

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America®
950 F Street, NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004

Please be advised that this page contains pixel tags. To learn more about what pixel tags are, why and how
we and third parties use pixel tags, and how that use affects you, visit our privacy policy and review
"1. Information Collection."