Tag Archives: prescription drug pricing

President Donald Trump on Thursday sent formal letters to more than a dozen major pharmaceutical companies demanding they slash U.S. drug prices within 60 days — or risk federal action. In a fiery post published on Truth Social, Trump revealed the letters, which instruct companies to offer their full range …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a list of the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to direct price negotiations with Medicare, a key step toward curbing the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to drive up the costs of lifesaving medications at will. The list, released …

Democratic leaders on Friday blasted a new Republican bill that would roll back modest prescription drug pricing reforms that U.S. President Joe Biden recently signed into law. Republican Sens. James Lankford (Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), and Marco Rubio (Fla.) introduced a bill that would repeal the medication-related …

On Tuesday, Congressional Democrats announced they had agreed on a plan to overhaul prescription drug pricing in the country. “Fixing prescription drug prices consistently has been a top issue for Americans year after year,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a news conference. “We’ve heard this from people across …