Health Populi

JANUARY 29, 2019

Today, as Congress kicks off hearings about the cost of prescription drugs in the United States, IQVIA published its 2019 report on The Global Use of Medicine in 2019 and Outlook to 2023. paid for prescription drugs in 2018, with roughly four times the number of health citizens.

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Health Populi

APRIL 26, 2019

that are likely to vote in the 2020 Presidential election are keenly interested in lowering the cost of prescription drugs, according to a survey conducted by AARP in February and March 2019. consumers to import cheaper prescription drugs from other countries. People over 50 in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2020

consumers have been supportive of government negotiation for drug pricing since well before the COVID-19 pandemic. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll covered here in Health Populi demonstrated support across party ID back in October 2019. bn between 2019 and 2015 (Part D) and from $4.8 bn to $32.8 bn to $9.9

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Health Populi

MARCH 6, 2019

There’s little Americans, by political party, agree upon in 2019. is prescription drug prices — that they’re too high, that the Federal government should negotiate to lower costs for Medicare enrollees, and that out-of-pocket costs for drugs should be limited. consumers were asked.

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Kaiser Health News

AUGUST 12, 2022

First, it would give the federal government the ability to negotiate prices of some drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries, a tool that has long been opposed by the drug industry. Never before have we been able to negotiate prescription drug prices. “It’s historic. According to KFF, 1.5

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

voters’ priorities, across political party – prescription drug prices. voters in 2020 quite like supporting Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, shown by the October 2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll. Few issues unite U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The House passed its prescription drug bill earlier this month, named the Elijah E. In 2020, I expect a trend we saw emerge in 2019 continue in this new year: that “public health” functions will grow in the private sector as the public sector continues to be challenged by political divisions, divisiveness, and incivility.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

While we have a divided government via split legislature, one winner in the 2018 midterm outcome is Medicaid. Another healthcare issue that should get traction in this legislative environment is prescription drug pricing. “We want to give President Trump what he said he wanted in the campaign,” Rep.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Senator Harris, too, mentioned government benefits like free college and Medicare for All as her health plan preference. ” Lower my drug prices. Lester Holt began with Sen.

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