6 reasons drug prices are so high in the U.S.
In 2018, they were nearly double those in France and Britain, even when accounting for the discounts that can substantially reduce how much American health plans and employers pay.
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How the Trump Administration is browbeating big pharma on drug prices
“It’s not just business as usual,” an industry insider says. “The clear sense is that the administration is serious and wants to tackle this [drug price] issue in a way that it hasn’t been tackled.”
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Is your pharmacist under a drug price ‘gag rule’ from benefit managers?
President Trump targeted the benefit managers in his Friday speech announcing his 44-page blueprint to lower American drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs, called “American Patients First.”
Read MoreCost to restore sight? Gene therapy priced at $850,000 (Watch video: How therapy works)
The treatment is part of an emerging field of medicine that could produce dozens of new gene-targeting medications in the next few years.
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