drug pricing
Commentary
The Future of Healthcare Under Donald Trump
On this episode of All Things, Sally Pipes–healthcare aficionado and author of “The World’s Medicine Chest”–lays out the risks of Joe Biden’s coming drug price controls, the need to cut billions in waste and fraud from Medicaid, the fading chances for replacing ObamaCare, and the upsides and downsides of some ...
Commentary
California could lead the way on bipartisan prescription drug reform
California State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, recently introduced a bill aimed at reining in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen largely responsible for the dysfunction plaguing our nation’s prescription drug market. Wiener’s effort should attract the support of lawmakers on both the left and right. By cracking down on ...
340B
Learn more about how 340B needs reform
The 340B drug discount program is well-intentioned, but must be reformed
Most government support programs provide benefits directly to people, whether it is SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or housing voucher benefits. But when it comes to healthcare, our government provides healthcare benefits by paying institutions, not patients. Shouldn’t funds follow the patient – not ...
The Future of Healthcare Under Donald Trump
On this episode of All Things, Sally Pipes–healthcare aficionado and author of “The World’s Medicine Chest”–lays out the risks of Joe Biden’s coming drug price controls, the need to cut billions in waste and fraud from Medicaid, the fading chances for replacing ObamaCare, and the upsides and downsides of some ...
California could lead the way on bipartisan prescription drug reform
California State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, recently introduced a bill aimed at reining in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen largely responsible for the dysfunction plaguing our nation’s prescription drug market. Wiener’s effort should attract the support of lawmakers on both the left and right. By cracking down on ...
Learn more about how 340B needs reform
The 340B drug discount program is well-intentioned, but must be reformed
Most government support programs provide benefits directly to people, whether it is SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or housing voucher benefits. But when it comes to healthcare, our government provides healthcare benefits by paying institutions, not patients. Shouldn’t funds follow the patient – not ...
