Nov 21, 2022 | Drug Costs
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. President Biden signed an Executive Order on October 14, 2022, that tasks the HHS Secretary to engage the Innovation Center (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI) with testing healthcare payment and delivery models to...
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Sep 2, 2022 | Drug Costs, Featured
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, Ph.D. March-in rights have been invoked again, this time with the support of Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine), and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas). March-in rights, a provision of the Bayh-Dole regulations,...
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May 23, 2022 | Drug Costs, Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss a new effort by entrepreneur Mark Cuban to deliver less expensive medications to patients. They also explain the ongoing baby formula shortage plaguing the country and point out how the industry’s...
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Dec 15, 2021 | Drug Costs, Letters Supported
On behalf of the estimated 50 million Americans with autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases, the undersigned 64 organizations write to you regarding the importance of the Orphan Drug Tax Credit (ODTC) for people and families living with autoimmune disease and urge...
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Dec 13, 2021 | Drug Costs, Featured
By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD In a bid to ensure access to medications for low-income and uninsured patient populations, the 340B drug discount program was launched in 1992. Designed primarily with safety-net hospitals in mind—meaning hospitals that serve a...
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Oct 26, 2021 | Drug Costs, Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the Build Back Better reconciliation bill currently being debated in Congress and highlight its drug pricing components. They explain how the highly-touted cost savings in the bill won’t actually help...
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