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Why some people are worried about drug patent protections in the new NAFTA

by Scott Tong
Oct 2, 2018
The trade agreement reached over the weekend between the U.S., Canada and Mexico includes longer intellectual property protection periods for the expensive class of drugs known as biologics.
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Novartis moves away from mass-market drugs

by Janet Babin
Sep 25, 2018
New chief executive plots a fresh course for the pharmaceutical giant.
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What's a pharmacy benefit manager, anyway?

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 24, 2018
Pharmacy benefit managers, like Express Scripts, OptumRX and CVS Caremark, are taking a lot of heat for their role in drug prices. We explain the world of PBMs.
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Trump unveils plan for cutting drug prices. Will it work?

by Dan Gorenstein
May 11, 2018
President Donald Trump on Friday took the wraps off his long-awaited plan for cutting drug prices. In a speech, the president announced measures to increase competition and pricing transparency as ways to drive down costs, which have been spiraling. He did not put forward any plan to use the huge buying power of the federal […]
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3 things to look for in Trump’s speech on drug pricing

by Dan Gorenstein and Janet Nguyen
May 10, 2018
The president is set to talk about his plans to lower the price of drugs on Friday.
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This cancer patient is devoting his life to making drugs more affordable

by Dan Gorenstein
May 17, 2017
David Mitchell's advocacy group aims to bring down prescription prices by harnessing the power of patient stories.
Advocate David Mitchell says drugs are so expensive that some people are losing their homes or using college savings. Above, chemotherapy drugs.
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Why health care is like a Rubik's Cube

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Apr 12, 2017
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal talks about her new book and the danger of all-or-nothing politics.
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Trump tells big pharma to cut their 'astronomical' drug prices

by David Brancaccio
Feb 1, 2017
Will drug companies agree to the president's proposal?
 President Donald Trump meets with representatives from PhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, on Tuesday.
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Clinton drug plan: is it enough?

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 2, 2016
What would it take to control drug prices?
Rather than tackling the soaring prices of drugs overall, Clinton economic policy advisor Mike Shapiro said their plan is to address the insidious problem where a subset of drug makers crank up prices on generics, just because they can.
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Drug prices still escalating and not stopping any time soon

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 14, 2016
Drug price inflation soars even as prices in the wider economy are stable.
Americans continue to spend on drugs at an increasing rate. 
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