Fed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels.
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State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Drug Costs
Posted on 16 February 2021.
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Drug Plan Finder Can Steer Enrollees To Higher Costs
Posted on 24 November 2019.
Medicare’s revamped prescription drug plan finder can steer unwitting enrollees to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, according to people who help with sign-ups as well as program experts.
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Pharmaceutical Cash Rolls Into Congress To Defend Embattled Industry
Posted on 29 August 2019.
In the heat of the most ferocious battle over drug prices in years, pharmaceutical companies are showering U.S. senators with campaign cash as sweeping legislation heads toward the floor.
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How To Get A Cheaper Prescription From The Doctor’s Office
Posted on 13 July 2019.
When Mary Kay Gilbert saw her doctor in May for a skin infection on her leg, she wasn’t surprised to receive a prescription for an antibiotic cream.
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Consumers Rejected Drug Plan That Mirrors Trump Proposal
Posted on 13 April 2019.
Both major political parties have shown interest in remedying high drug prices under Medicare, and drugmakers have bemoaned how rebates to middlemen keep them from reaping every dollar associated with those price tags.
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Winners, Losers Under Trump Plan To Slash Drug Rebates Deals
Posted on 05 February 2019.
Few consumers have heard of the secret, business-to-business payments that the Trump administration wants to ban in an attempt to control drug costs.
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