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Prescription Drugs

Season 3 | Episode 9: How Hospitals Get Rich Off Your Prescriptions

Season 3 | Episode 9: How Hospitals Get Rich Off Your Prescriptions

Mar 7, 2022 | Featured, Prescription Drugs

On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the flawed 340B prescription drug program, which hospitals take advantage of to profit off patients and taxpayers. They highlight how the program drives up healthcare costs, which reduce healthcare accessibility. ...
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PDUFA Renewal and the FDA: What Do Patients Need to Know?

PDUFA Renewal and the FDA: What Do Patients Need to Know?

Feb 4, 2022 | Prescription Drugs

By Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) is critical to drug approval and patient access to new drugs and biologics. Congress passed PDUFA in 1992 to allow FDA to collect fees from drug manufacturers, which can cover the cost of...
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Season 3 | Episode 9: How Hospitals Get Rich Off Your Prescriptions

Briefing to Congressional Staff on the Affect Prescription Drug Costs have on Patients

Jul 27, 2021 | Prescription Drugs

On July 19, 2021, Dr. Mark Fendrick, Director of the University of Michigan’s Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, and Dr. Jon Schommer, professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Pharmacy, provided a briefing to Congressional staff on the effect...
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