WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - Democrats again demand Trump’s drug-price contracts following Post report
Lawmakers say they cannot judge the effectiveness of the administration’s initiative to lower drug prices until the contracts are released.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond, Riley Beggin) - Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals
Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Trump Announces All 50 States Joining Medicaid Drug Pricing Model
The Trump administration claims that Medicaid will save billions on prescription drug costs as a result of the plan.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Trump to announce all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
President Donald Trump is set to announce that all 50 states will join a program to provide most favored nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs
NYTIMES (Eshe Nelson) - Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk’s Investors Are Nervously Looking Into the Future
Novo Nordisk’s chief executive, Mike Doustdar, is a year into a corporate turnaround. He says investors are still underestimating the promise of the company’s drugs.
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NYTIMES (Matt Richtel and Irena Hwang) - Why Getting High Has Only Gotten Cheaper
The “war on drugs” sought to reduce substance abuse by driving up prices and lowering demand. Today, street drugs are less expensive and more dangerous than ever.
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NPR (Sydney Lupkin) - The Trump administration's move to end subsidies for Medicare drug plans could cost consumers
Federal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027.
NYTIMES (Lorens Helmchen and Tony LoSasso) - Capping the Price of Health Care Is a Mistake
A government bureaucrat doesn’t know how much your medicine or doctor’s visit should cost.
NPR (Sydney Lupkin) - TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique
President Trump said TrumpRx is the biggest thing to happen in healthcare in decades. But an NPR analysis finds drugmakers are only offering deals on a few of their medicines.
NYTIMES (Stephanie Nolen) - A Loophole Brings Cystic Fibrosis Patients a ‘Miracle Drug’ in Generic Form
A generic version of a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug, manufactured in Bangladesh for a fraction of the American price, may give some families around the world an unlikely lifeline.