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Gilead, Teva prevail in high-stakes trial over HIV drug pay-for-delay claims

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Gilead and Teva have chalked up an important legal victory in a California court, defeating allegations that they created an anticompetitive scheme to delay generic competition to lucrative HIV tre | Gilead and Teva were accused of conspiring to keep HIV generics off the market in a 2019 lawsuit seeking $3.6 billion in damages.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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But increased competition is on the horizon. Competition starts to heat up. Harmony Biosciences introduced Wakix to the market in 2019 as the first non-controlled substance for the treatment of narcolepsy. Furthermore, Molina stated Jazz “suppressed generic competition and raised the price of Xyrem 841% between 2007 and 2014.”

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Sorry, the Inflation Bill won’t lower healthcare costs

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Increased provider consolidation has decreased individual market competition, in which lower prices, improved productivity, and innovation can occur. Without this competition, these near-monopolies have providers and insurers in a position where they can drive up their prices unopposed. According to another JAMA study, the U.S.

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Weekly Roundup – Jan 11, 2019

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19 Closing Phrases to Seal a Sales Deal in 2019 (Emma Brudner of Hubspot). Even though natural-born salespeople are very competitive by their very nature, it’s good to have competition for motivation. Labor Market Will Change in 2019 (Inc). The post Weekly Roundup – Jan 11, 2019 appeared first on CloserIQ Blog.

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Weekly Roundup – Feb 15, 2019

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If your skills need upgrading so that you’re more competitive in the job market, there are many ways you can add to your skill set. A competitive advantage in this context is a new way that your sales team can find to close more deals. ” What Do 2018’s Funding Trends Mean For Entrepreneurs Trying to Raise Capital in 2019?

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Pharma’s reputational high will be short-lived

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Pharma has gone to court again and again to delay generic competition of biologic drugs. One company AbbVie has used the courts to stop competition of its top drug Humira. For 2020, AbbVie’s handing its longtime CEO $24 million in total pay, up from 2019’s $21.6 In fact, Richard Gonzalez, C.E.O.

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 The US accounts for more than 40% of all health spending.

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Hospitals, physicians, and clinical care made up more than half of the total healthcare spending in 2019. The lack of choice limits competition, which can drive prices higher. A KFF survey from March 2019 found that about one-fourth of U.S. Most Americans don’t have much of a choice for their insurance plan.

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