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The continued shame of pharma

World of DTC Marketing

Nationwide, prescription drug spending last year is estimated to be $328 billion among all payers, including private insurance, Medicare Part D, and patients’ out-of-pocket expenses. Nearly 9 in 10 older adults take prescription medication. The secretary of the U.S. This idea is overwhelmingly popular with the U.S.

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Biden proposes subsidizing drug middlemen for insulin

World of DTC Marketing

Under the bill proposed, Medicare beneficiaries and those insured through private plans would pay no more than $35 for a 30-day insulin prescription, or the lesser of $35 or 25% of the plan’s negotiated price for a 30-day prescription. He says that there are a limited number of manufactures in the U.S., billion to $5.7

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Breaking Down Patient Access Barriers

PM360

After nearly five years of mounting pressures on the American healthcare system, providers and patients are confronting another challenge that shows no signs of slowing down: skyrocketing medical costs. Patients with low incomes are especially vulnerable.

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Can we get healthcare right?

World of DTC Marketing

Patients on Medicare who don’t qualify for low-income subsidies could see out-of-pocket costs for the drug of over $12,000. Isn’t it time for Congress to finally pass legislation that helps patients? While companies like AbbVie find ways to hide profits, offshore patients wonder how they can afford expensive treatments.

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California’s low-cost insulin plans receive $100m manufacturing boost

Pharmaceutical Technology

Insulin prices made the headlines again as California governor Gavin Newsom announced plans on 7 July for the state to manufacture low-cost insulin. The state plans to work directly with a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) to manufacture low-cost insulin. In-house manufacturing the norm.

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New FDA head needs to examine the accelerated approval program

World of DTC Marketing

More than $170 million of this spending was for products voluntarily withdrawn by their manufacturers after clinical trials showed that they did not improve overall survival in people with various types of cancer. Between 2011 and 2018, cumulative spending on 44 FDA-approved oral targeted therapy drugs was $3.5

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Insulin prices demonstrate pharma’s greed

World of DTC Marketing

According to the Mayo Clinic “The 3 main reasons cited by pharmaceutical companies for the high cost of new prescription drugs do not apply to insulin. That’s because there are a limited number of manufactures in the U.S.Several states have put caps on insulin co-pays that range from $25 to $100 for a monthly supply.