drug costs
Team Approach Can Turn High-Cost Meds Into a ‘Win’ for Specialty Pharmacy
It takes a village for health systems to fully benefit from high-cost specialty medications, according to a new ...
APRIL 25, 2025
Trump Prescription Drug Order Puts Spotlight on Price Tensions for Biosimilars
President Trump issued an executive order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices.
APRIL 24, 2025
Take a Closer Look at 340B Spend Data
Routine audits of 340B billing practices could yield new revenues for health systems that rely on funding from the ...
JANUARY 29, 2025
AAM 2024 Report Shows Billions in Biosimilar and Generic Savings
Biosimilars and generics saved the United States $445 billion in 2023, the 2024 annual savings report on ...
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Managing the High Cost of Specialty Medications
Employers and health plans are concerned about managing high-ticket items such as cell and gene therapies, and ...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Rise in Drug Spending Not Reflected in Hospital Pharmacies
A new ASHP report indicates that explosive growth in overall prescription drug spending in the United States had ...
JULY 23, 2024
FDA Authorizes Florida's Drug Importation Program
Importation program may make some medications cheaper in Florida.
JANUARY 5, 2024
New ACCC Guidelines Combat Financial Toxicity
With cancer treatment costs spiraling upward, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) issued new ...
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Panel: Alternative Funding for Pharmaceuticals Brings Numerous Risks
Alternative funding programs, which sell a service that makes otherwise insured members appear to lack coverage for ...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
HHS Selects First 10 Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation; Policy Faces Multiple Legal Challenges From Pharma
The first 10 drugs selected for negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is heavy on drugs for diabetes, ...
AUGUST 30, 2023
ASPE: IRA Could Save Some Seniors $400 Per Year in Prescription Drug Costs
Nearly 19 million seniors may save about $400 per year on prescription drug costs when the Inflation Reduction Act ...
JULY 12, 2023
Stop-Loss Programs May Offset ‘Coming Tsunami’ of Gene Rx
In the era of increasingly high prices for some orphan drugs and for gene and cell therapies, health plans are ...
MAY 26, 2023
