Consumers and some Democrats have long complained that the United States should be allowed to buy drugs from Canada, where high-priced products like insulin are much cheaper. Source: NYT > Business – Katie Thomas
Trump Administration Proposes Allowing Drug Imports for Cheaper Prescriptions
Consumers and some Democrats have long complained that the United States should be allowed to buy drugs from Canada, where high-priced products like insulin are much cheaper. Source: NYT > Business – Katie Thomas
Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Drug Companies to List Prices in TV Ads
A federal court judge said the Health and Human Services Department had overreached its regulatory authority in trying to force drugmakers to disclose their prices. Source: NYT > Business – Katie Thomas
Drug Prices Will Soon Appear in Many TV Ads
A Trump administration change will require TV ads for prescription drugs covered by Medicare or Medicaid to include the list price if it is over $35. Source: NYT > Business – GLENN THRUSH and KATIE THOMAS
National Cancer Chief Named as Acting Head of the F.D.A.
Dr. Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will take over temporarily now that Dr. Scott Gottlieb is resigning. Source: NYT > Business – SHEILA KAPLAN
How Trump’s Latest Plan to Cut Drug Prices Will Affect You
The proposal seeks to lower out-of-pocket spending in Medicare by taking aim at the secret deals that drug makers strike with industry go-betweens. Source: NYT > Business