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Opinion: The Public Is Unified On Lowering Drug Prices. Why Are Leaders Settling For Less?

PhRMA regards drug price negotiation for Medicare as an existential threat to its business — potentially costing billions.

Nov 18, 2021

States Step Up Push to Regulate Pharmacy Drug Brokers

More than 100 separate bills regulating pharmacy benefit managers that serve as conduits for drug manufacturers have been introduced in 42 states, including Oregon, this year,

Jun 30, 2021

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The Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Pump Money And Oversight Into Health Care

Residents will have to wait to see whether the Oregon Legislature’s increased spending and regulation of the health care industry will yield results.

Jun 29, 2021
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Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs

Starting this month, most people with private insurance will no longer have to decide whether they can afford to protect themselves against HIV.

Jan 6, 2021

Surprise Federal Drug Rule Directs Insurers to Reveal What They Pay for Prescription Drugs

Health insurance companies will have to give their customers estimated out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and disclose to the public the negotiated prices they pay for drugs.

Nov 19, 2020

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2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway To Limit Consumers’ Benefit From Drug Coupons

Advocates say a new rule will make it harder for patients with conditions such as cancer and multiple sclerosis who rely on very expensive drugs to afford them.

Jul 6, 2020

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PhRMA Files Suit Against Oregon's New Prescription Drug Pricing Laws

Dec 11, 2019

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

Tensions Mount In Legislature Over Bill Restricting Pharmacy Middlemen

May 22, 2019
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Pressure Builds To Cut Medicare Patients In On Prescription Deals

Nov 10, 2017

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Often Keep Pricey New Cholesterol Drugs Out Of Reach, Study Finds

Sep 29, 2017