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- Humira’s Drug Formula: Start at a High Price, Go Higher https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/business/humira-drug-prices.html 75 comments
- Senators place blame for sky-high drug prices on abuse of the patent system https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/sky-high-drug-prices-senators-blame-patent-abuse-rcna153350 25 comments politics
- Trump is mum on report showing how we can reduce sky-high drug prices http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-trump-drug-prices-20171208-story.html 3 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders bulldozes HHS Secretary Alex Azar over dangerously high drug prices http://theweek.com/speedreads/778636/bernie-sanders-bulldozes-hhs-secretary-alex-azar-over-dangerously-high-drug-prices 39 comments politics
- Drug stocks plunge after Trump complains about high prices http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/11/investing/donald-trump-press-conference-markets-economy/ 5 comments politics
- Most new, high-priced cancer drugs don't even extend life for 10 weeks https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/most-new-high-priced-cancer-drugs-dont-even-extend-life-for-10-weeks/ 51 comments science
- Sanders Demands Reform After CBO Reveals High Drug Prices for Medicare Part D https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-demands-reform-after-cbo-reveals-high-drug-prices-for-medicare-part-d/ 110 comments politics
- Pelosi’s prescription for high drug prices clears committee https://apnews.com/65fb9bebc07c406e99f92e050b541854 3 comments politics
- How High Drug Prices Inflate C.E.O.s’ Pay https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/opinion/drug-pricing-senate-hearing.html 9 comments politics
- Why are drug prices so high? Blame big money in politics. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/07/17/why-drug-prices-so-high-blame-big-money-politics/789139002/ 24 comments politics
- Drug companies spend millions to keep charging high prices http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-drug-prices-20160826-snap-story.html 3 comments worldnews
- Under the TPP, America’s insanely high drug prices will be an unappreciated export http://qz.com/543385/under-the-tpp-americas-insanely-high-drug-prices-will-be-an-unappreciated-export/ 13 comments politics
- Drug industry spent millions to counter talk of high drug prices https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/drug-industry-spent-millions-squelch-talk-about-high-drug-prices-n831446 8 comments politics
- "They have really endless resources": Big Pharma spending $263M to keep drug prices high https://www.cbsnews.com/news/big-pharma-lower-prescription-drug-prices/#app 73 comments politics
- Did Landmark Laws From Congress Enable High Drug Prices? http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/09/29/did-landmark-laws-from-congress-enable-high-drug-prices/ 3 comments politics
- Biden administration asserts power to seize drug patents in move to slash high prices https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/07/biden-administration-asserts-power-to-seize-drug-patents.html 340 comments politics
- Pharma Breaks Lobbying Record Defending High Drug Prices and Vaccine Patents https://truthout.org/articles/pharma-breaks-lobbying-record-defending-high-drug-prices-and-vaccine-patents/ 39 comments politics
- High prescription drug prices drive "pharma tourism" in Mexico https://www.axios.com/drug-prices-mexico-pharma-tourism-insurance-a55192c3-c5ba-48f0-b050-4d84453ae5bb.html 5 comments politics
- Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to fight high drug prices https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-drug-pricing/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-introduces-bill-to-fight-high-drug-prices-iduskcn1pu2mn 18 comments moderatepolitics
- Joe Biden reportedly praised pharmaceutical companies at a private party despite publicly railing against high drug prices https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-praised-pharmaceutical-companies-private-2019-9 355 comments politics
- High Price Of Insulin Leads Patients To Ration The Drug. That Can Be Lethal : Shots https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/01/641615877/insulins-high-cost-leads-to-lethal-rationing 13 comments politics
- "On a personal level, U.S. citizens pay prices sometimes twice as high as most other countries for identical drugs" http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20130409_u_s__consumers_pay_more_for_drugs.html 102 comments politics
- The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath: The high price of commonly used medications for conditions like asthma contributes heavily to health care costs in the United States. Drugs account for 10 percent of the country’s $2.7 trillion annual health bill. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/us/the-soaring-cost-of-a-simple-breath.html?emc=edit_na_20131012 7 comments economy
- 'Congress Must End This National Embarrassment,' Says Sanders After CBO Reveals High Drug Prices for Medicare Part D https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/18/congress-must-end-national-embarrassment-says-sanders-after-cbo-reveals-high-drug 62 comments politics
- Mallinckrodt paid 'kickbacks' to keep drug price high, and stuck taxpayers with bill, DOJ lawsuit says https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/health/mallinckrodt-lawsuit-doj/index.html?utm_content=2019-06-05t23%3A31%3A04&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twcnn 5 comments politics
- Big Pharma Preps to Spend Hundreds of Millions to Keep Drug Prices High http://commondreams.org/news/2016/10/25/big-pharma-preps-spend-hundreds-millions-keep-drug-prices-high 6 comments politics
- Harvard Study Finally Admits Drug Prices Are High Because Govt Grants Big Pharma A Monopoly http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/conspiracy/harvard-study-finally-admits-drug-prices-high-govt-grants-big-pharma-monopoly/ 37 comments politics
- Congress made Martin Shkreli look like a jerk, but it bears responsibility for high drug prices http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-shkreli-looked-like-a-jerk-20160204-column.html 16 comments politics
- Obama White House had special secret deal with drug industry to keep drug prices high even after health care reform http://www.americablog.com/2009/08/white-house-special-deal-with-drug.html 8 comments politics
- JAMA Study: "Although prices are often justified by the high cost of drug development, there is no evidence of an association between research and development costs and prices; rather, prescription drugs are priced in the United States primarily on the basis of what the market will bear." http://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/patent-schemes-hostage-government-payers-driving-u-s-drug-spending-report-says?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=1000019&mkt_tok=eyjpijoitnpbee4ytmlnelu0tkdfmyisinqioijwqkdcylq4vlzmmlh2mljwc241vgywy2ncl3rzynb6zkdlu0lnnlm5njq1dw5mzezhammxew9tnja1dm53azvksguyshdcl2ffv1m3b3orotnytctssvwvvg5wnw1ocxhkadnamvuwwfr1nwzsaz0ifq%3D%3D 56 comments science
- To fight high drug prices, Utah will pay for public employees to go fill prescriptions in Mexico https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/28/fight-high-drug-prices/?fbclid=iwar1jn3tf0eqbu4u-adagm8wobdr6b8hzgho_q41m2f9xoer574ql1diak5w 6 comments nottheonion
- To fight high drug prices, Utah will pay for public employees to go fill prescriptions in Mexico https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/28/fight-high-drug-prices/?fbclid=iwar1jn3tf0eqbu4u-adagm8wobdr6b8hzgho_q41m2f9xoer574ql1diak5w 1604 comments nottheonion
- To fight high drug prices, Utah will pay for public employees to go fill prescriptions in Mexico https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/28/fight-high-drug-prices/?fbclid=iwar1jn3tf0eqbu4u-adagm8wobdr6b8hzgho_q41m2f9xoer574ql1diak5w 28 comments politics
- In Boon for Big Pharma, TTIP Would Lock In High Drug Prices: Report | 'Unfortunately, trade agreements have become one more mechanism for drug corporations to expand their monopoly power' http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/03/boon-big-pharma-ttip-would-lock-high-drug-prices-report 452 comments worldnews
- Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Pricing Provisions May Lead To Lower Prices In Oncology. Cancer patients’ high out-of-pocket cost burden is sometimes described as “financial toxicity.” The IRA's cap of $2,000 on annual out-of-pocket spending on outpatient drugs will help alleviate the issue. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2023/10/14/inflation-reduction-acts-drug-pricing-provisions-may-lead-to-lower-prices-in-oncology/amp/ 4 comments economy
- Big Pharma is using faux generics to keep drug prices high - Drug makers have mastered gaming the system to beat generic competition, critics say. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/big-pharma-is-using-faux-generics-to-keep-drug-prices-high-critics-say/ 22 comments worldnews
- Indian biopharmaceutical company Biocon has launched a new injectable drug for the treatment of a highly prevalent form of breast cancer and has priced its product 25 per cent lower than existing drugs in the market http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/kiran-mazumdar-shaws-biocon-develops-new-breast-cancer-drug/articleshow/29016754.cms 25 comments worldnews
- Former Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights To Drug For Pregnant Women, Increases Price 5500% - The high cost of prescription drugs is shaping up to be an issue in the 2016 presidential election. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/09/21/3703739/drug-price-spike-overnight/ 414 comments worldnews
- Higher prices for off-patent, generic drugs in the US than comparable countries is due to monopoly power in the US pharmaceutical industry and high barriers to entry. In instances with five or more drug competitors, off-patent drug prices in the US are similar or lower than in comparable countries. https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01130/107666/Markups-and-Fixed-Costs-in-Generic-and-Off-Patent?redirectedFrom=fulltext 47 comments science
- Colonoscopies Explain Why U.S. Leads World in Health Expenditures: While the American medical system is famous for expensive drugs and heroic care at the end of life, a more significant factor in the nation’s annual health care bill may be the high price tag of ordinary services http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/health/colonoscopies-explain-why-us-leads-the-world-in-health-expenditures.html/ 3 comments politics