Drug Prices

Intermediaries in the Drug-Price War

Intermediaries in the Drug-Price War

Experts debate the role of pharmacy benefit managers in rising U.S. drug prices.

How Patents Contribute to High Drug Prices

How Patents Contribute to High Drug Prices

Patents covering drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation show how patents influence drug prices.

HHS Selects Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiation

HHS Selects Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiation

Biden Administration introduces price regulation to the pharmaceutical industry.

Marketing Formerly Dangerous Drugs

Marketing Formerly Dangerous Drugs

Two scholars find that the removal of FDA health warnings prompts an increase in drug marketing.

Negotiating Prices with Drug Manufacturers

Negotiating Prices with Drug Manufacturers

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to constrain rapidly increasing drug prices in the United States.

CMS Confronts an Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums

CMS Confronts an Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums

CMS reconsiders a recent Medicare premium increase after restricting coverage for a controversial new drug.

Value-Pricing Prescription Drugs

Value-Pricing Prescription Drugs

Scholar argues that reducing pricing for prescription drugs may increase innovation.

Regulating Drugs at a Discount

Regulating Drugs at a Discount

Scholars examine the effectiveness of the contentious 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Regulating Prescription Drug Costs

Regulating Prescription Drug Costs

Experts consider how regulators can make drugs affordable without hindering research and development.

Combatting Drug Shortages

Combatting Drug Shortages

A federal task force proposes regulatory solutions to mitigate drug shortages.

Prescription Drug Affordability

Prescription Drug Affordability

The court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act may get in the way of making drugs affordable.