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Reuters: Exclusive: US pharmacies, drug discounters are discussing TrumpRx role with administration
Jacquie Persson, a graphic designer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, said a drugmaker-issued discount card cut her co-pay for an expensive migraine drug to $5 from about $100. “I’m really lucky to have good insurance through my employer. My husband’s insurance isn’t as good,” she said. “I am a chronically ill individual … it is a […]
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Patient advocacy group, Patients for Affordable Drugs (P4AD), celebrated the ruling, noting in a statement that this marks the 15th legal defeat for the industry on this issue.
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Law360: 3rd Circ. Rejects Novo Nordisk's Medicare Pricing Challenge
Merith Basey, executive director of advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs, said the ruling affirms that the drug price program is constitutional and “here to stay.” “Big Pharma has attempted to block Medicare negotiation at every turn, including by hiring some of the most expensive law firms in the country, and yet they’re still losing,” […]
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STAT News: Court ruling allows Medicare to negotiate prices for larger number of drugs
The drug industry has been on a losing streak on this issue, at least in the courtroom. Judges have ruled against pharmaceutical companies at least 15 times since the law governing negotiations went into effect in 2023, according to Patients for Affordable Drugs, which supports letting Medicare negotiate lower drug prices. In its cases, the industry […]
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Kerrigan and McCullough are part of Patients for Affordable Drugs, a national organization dedicated to lowering prescription drug prices.
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Sarah Wisniewski, a Maryland resident in her mid-40s, has been living with multiple sclerosis since 2018. Although she she says she has good insurance, it has repeatedly failed to cover the specialty medication her doctor prescribed to slow the progression of her disease. In 2024, when her physician recommended a treatment that could help, she […]
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Epoch Times: $17,000 per Month: How Sky-High Prescription Prices Take Toll on Patients
However, advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs calls it an effort to prevent Medicare from negotiating prices on commonly used drugs.
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Advisory Board: Around the nation: Pfizer enters the obesity care market with Metsera acquisition
Several other drugmakers and trade groups have filed lawsuits against Medicare drug price negotiation, but they have been consistently shot down in federal court, with judges ruling that the law is not unconstitutional. “After 14 courtroom defeats to date, this latest appeal is just another attempt by the industry to restrict the government’s power to […]