Analysis: States can help patients save nearly $1,000 annually on their medicines

According to a new Ipsos/PhRMA poll, most Americans — 82% — agree that lowering out-of-pocket costs for health care should be a top priority for policymakers. A good place to start in lowering these...
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Veterans Affairs 101: Three charts show how the VA system differs from Medicare

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) primarily provides medical coverage for veterans who have experienced service-related disabilities. Its unique system was developed to meet the targeted...
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Medicaid 101: Three charts on access and spending

Did you know Medicaidand the Children’s Health Insurance Program provide health coverage for more than 83 million vulnerable Americans, including children and their parents, pregnant women, the...
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Government price setting won’t stop insurers from shifting costs to patients

The drug pricing provisions in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) would allow the government to set the price of certain medicines in Medicare. This is a misguided approach that threatens future...
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Patients need to pay less for their medicines. States can help.

No one should struggle to afford the medicines they need. Unfortunately, some patients continue to bear more of their medicine costs at the pharmacy counter. Patients with deductibles have seen their...
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It’s a new year, but sadly Congress is still pursuing flawed price setting policies

As we kick off 2022, Congress has a number of priorities they are aiming to tackle, including the Build Back Better Act (BBBA). Unfortunately, the bill includes policies that would take the...
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New poll of all 50 states and 435 Congressional Districts shows perils of so-called Medicare “negotiation”

A new large-scale survey of 20,000 Americans covering all states and Congressional districts shows a majority find health care coverage costs unreasonable and a top priority health care issue for...
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CBO reaffirms our innovation ecosystem leads to improved lives, long-term savings

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a new report looking at trends in spending, prices and use of prescription drugs. While some politicians are trying to use the report to...
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New study finds more than half of brand medicine spending goes to the supply chain and others

More than half of total spending on brand medicines went to the supply chain, middlemen and other stakeholders in 2020 according to a new analysis from the Berkeley Research Group (BRG). These new...
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Making medicines more affordable: Preserving safety-net programs like 340B

Common-sense reforms can help ensure everyone benefits from America’s engine of innovation and receives the care they need and deserve. In this series, we’re taking a closer look at PhRMA’s advocacy...
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