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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients For Affordable Drugs has reached a major milestone: more than 40,000 vetted patient stories are now on our interactive map, documenting the real-world harm caused by high drug prices. There are stories from every state and every congressional district in the country and the map allows users to explore stories by disease, ZIP code, and more, offering […]
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P4AD Responds to Regeneron MFN Deal and Gene Therapy Approval
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Regeneron is the latest drugmaker to reach a most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing agreement with the Trump administration, part of a broader set of voluntary deals aimed at bringing U.S. drug prices in line with those in other high-income countries. The company was the last of the 17 corporations that received letters in July […]
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The Washington Times: Letter to the editor: High medication costs harm Latinos
In “Drug price controls jeopardize Latino patients, workers” (Web, March 31) Carlos Orta argued that efforts to lower drug prices would harm Hispanic communities, and he uses familiar pharmaceutical industry talking points to make his argument. Mr. Orta is right that Hispanic patients face disproportionately high rates of chronic disease, but that makes affordable medications even more […]
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POLITICO Weekly Trade: Speaking of Tariffs
“There’s a real risk these tariffs will drive up costs and create more uncertainty for millions of patients already struggling to afford their medications,” Merith Basey, CEO of Patients for Affordable Drugs, said in a statement.
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POLITICO Weekly Trade: Speaking of Tariffs
“There’s a real risk these tariffs will drive up costs and create more uncertainty for millions of patients already struggling to afford their medications,” Merith Basey, CEO of Patients for Affordable Drugs, said in a statement.
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MM+M: What does pharma think about Trump announcing 100% tariffs?
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USA Today: How Trump's 100% drug tariffs could reach consumers pocketbooks
Merith Basey, CEO of Patients for Affordable Drugs, warned that terms of the most favored nation drug pricing deals already announced have “not delivered meaningful savings for the vast majority of American patients.” “What Americans need is structural reform that will be long lasting,” Basey told USA TODAY. “What they don’t need is temporary, voluntary […]
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Merith Basey, CEO of Patients for Affordable Drugs, warned in a statement that “while these tariffs aim to pressure pharmaceutical corporations into US manufacturing and most favored nation agreements, the current MFN deals remain opaque and voluntary, and have not delivered meaningful savings for the vast majority of American patients. There’s a real risk these […]