January 7, 20190Comments

Medicaid Patients In Puerto Rico Don’t Get Coverage For Drugs To Cure Hepatitis C

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Drugs that can cure hepatitis C revolutionized care for millions of Americans living with the deadly liver infection. The drugs came with a steep price

by Michelle

October 10, 20170Comments

New Law Challenges ‘Evils’ Of Pharma Profits, California Governor Claims

By April Dembosky, KQED California Gov. Jerry Brown defied the drug industry Monday by signing a sweeping drug price transparency bill that will force drugmakers to publicly justify big price

by Michelle

October 2, 20170Comments

Do Pharma’s Claims On Drug Prices Pass The Smell Test? We Found 5 Stinkers.

By Jay Hancock October 2, 2017 Drug companies launched an ad and publicity extravaganza this year right after President-elect Donald Trump said they “are getting away with murder” on sky-high pill

by Michelle

July 13, 20170Comments

Whichever Way ‘Repeal and Replace’ Blows, Pharma Is Due For Windfall

By Emily Kopp California Healthline The pharmaceutical industry could see windfall profits from a little-noticed tweak to the insurance market tucked into the Trump administration’s draft executive order on drug prices,

by Michelle

March 3, 20170Comments

Patient Advocacy Groups Rake In Donations From Pharma

By Emily Kopp March 1, 2017 High-profile advocacy groups for patients with cancer, Alzheimer’s, HIV and other diseases almost always accept funding from pharmaceutical firms, and many fail to report any

by Michelle

August 11, 20160Comments

Can Drug Price Transparency Keep Costs Down?

By Pauline Bartolone August 10, 2016 KHN Will forcing drugmakers to disclose big price hikes and new high-cost treatments help keep medications affordable for consumers? That’s the premise behind legislation considered this

by Michelle

December 1, 20150Comments

Allergan, Pfizer Boards Sign Off on $150B Merger Agreement

California Healthline, Monday, November 23, 2015 On Sunday, the boards of drugmakers Allergan and Pfizer approved a $150 billion merger agreement that would make the combined company the largest drugmaker, by

by Michelle

June 24, 20140Comments

Health Insurance Companies Press Pharma on Drug Prices

Health insurance companies are now holding the “feet” of the drug companies to the fire, by refusing to cover their drugs unless they slow the rise in drug prices especially

by Michelle