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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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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