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Alarm Bells are Ringing: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Will Fail Without Changes

Alarm Bells are Ringing: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Will Fail Without Changes

by irapatientinfo.org | Apr 8, 2025 | Latest

March 4, 2025 | By B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA If CMS doesn’t reconsider its mandate, which forces independent pharmacies to go deep into a hole and lose money, many of them will close. On either side of the political aisle, you’ll find a desire to reduce prescription...
Congress Should Pass the EPIC Act to Fix Incentives for Small-Molecule Drugs; New Report Shows IRA Undermines Pharmaceutical Innovation

Congress Should Pass the EPIC Act to Fix Incentives for Small-Molecule Drugs; New Report Shows IRA Undermines Pharmaceutical Innovation

by irapatientinfo.org | Apr 8, 2025 | Latest

WASHINGTON—The Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) undermines incentives to produce new innovations in small-molecule drugs and therefore could slow advances to treat diseases and conditions ranging from high blood pressure to Parkinson’s, according to a new...
CMS Doubles Down on Medicare Drug Price Controls,Threatening Patient Access and Innovation

CMS Doubles Down on Medicare Drug Price Controls,Threatening Patient Access and Innovation

by irapatientinfo.org | Feb 18, 2025 | Latest

Published 11:47 AM EST, January 22, 2025ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an additional 15 drugs that will be subject to price controls under the Inflation Reduction Act(IRA)....
ASBM Comments on CMS Medicare – Price Negotiation Guidance

ASBM Comments on CMS Medicare – Price Negotiation Guidance

by irapatientinfo.org | Jul 26, 2023 | Latest

April 14, 2023 Re: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program GuidanceSubmitted via email to: IRARebateandNegotiation@cms.hhs.gov Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the initial guidance memorandum regarding implementation of the...

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  • Alarm Bells are Ringing: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Will Fail Without Changes
  • Congress Should Pass the EPIC Act to Fix Incentives for Small-Molecule Drugs; New Report Shows IRA Undermines Pharmaceutical Innovation
  • CMS Doubles Down on Medicare Drug Price Controls,Threatening Patient Access and Innovation
  • ASBM Comments on CMS Medicare – Price Negotiation Guidance