Plenty of people believe the US FDA should never have approved Biogen/Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy. But does that really mean it is okay for the Medicare agency to decide as a matter of policy that the drug has not been proven safe and effective?
The Washington Post’s January 12 front-pageheadline on the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed policy on the beta amyloid antibody Audhelm was, to put it mildly, misleading: “Medicare plans to cover pricey Alzheimer’s drug.”
In fact (as the article itself makes very clear), Medicare is doing nothing of the kind: the Biogen, Inc./
Insurance trade groups warned that the Big Beautiful Bill destabilize Medicaid and result in the largest ever roll-back in health care coverage in the US.
The Health and Human Services Secretary made incorrect statements about the status of key industry priorities at a recent House hearing, which actually may be a good thing for drug sponsors.
The legislation expected to be signed by President Trump is a mixed bag for pharmaceutical manufacturers depending on their product mix and manufacturing situation.
Industry experts forecast the impact of President Trump's Most-Favored Nation drug pricing policy on the commercial insurance industry.
Industry experts forecast the impact of President Trump's Most-Favored Nation drug pricing policy on the commercial insurance industry.
The plan could curtail a period of pricing flexibility for newer subcutaneous versions of important oncology drugs.
New rules requiring more granular drug pricing data to be disclosed in machine-readable files will go into effect in 2026.
