Pricing Debate

Here At Last: Canada’s Long-Contested Guidelines For Curbing Excessive Drug Prices

 

Final guidelines explaining how staff at Canada’s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board should go about identifying drugs that could be considered for an excessive price hearing will come into force soon.

Kennedy Appears Ill-Informed On Major Pharma Priorities, Creating Unique Lobbying Dynamics

 

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.

US Budget Bill Eases IRA Price Controls But Coverage Losses Will Impact Pharma

 
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The legislation expected to be signed by President Trump is a mixed bag for pharmaceutical manufacturers depending on their product mix and manufacturing situation.

How Could MFN Pricing Impact Commercial Market?

 
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Industry experts forecast the impact of President Trump's Most-Favored Nation drug pricing policy on the commercial insurance industry.


Medicare’s Combo Products Negotiation Plan Conflicts With US FDA Standards, Firms Argue

 
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The plan could curtail a period of pricing flexibility for newer subcutaneous versions of important oncology drugs.

Trump Administration Closer to Unprecedented Drug Price Transparency Requirements

 
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New rules requiring more granular drug pricing data to be disclosed in machine-readable files will go into effect in 2026.

Orphan Drug Relief Still In Budget Bill But Uncertainty Remains

 
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The budget reconciliation bill nears final passage without pharmacy benefit manager reforms or provisions that would facilitate access to cell and gene therapies for children, but its Medicaid cuts pose a significant threat to prescription drug access.

No ‘Doomsday’ For US Pharma Despite Political Uncertainties, EU Industry Chief Says

 

While challenges in the US present an “incredible opportunity” for Europe, there is no “doomsday” happening there, Stefan Oelrich, the newly-announced president of European pharma industry federation EFPIA says.


Denmark Introduces First Confidential Pricing Framework For Primary Care Medicines

 

Expanded confidential pricing for pharmaceuticals is intended to help manage medicines expenditure, according to Amgros, the procurement agency that will negotiate the prices.

Repurposed Drugs: EU Pharma Reform Offers Boost, But Payers ‘Must Recognize Health Gains’

 

Incentives for repurposed drugs proposed as part of the EU pharma reform package are a “great step forward,” but more recognition is needed from payers and regulators to leverage the benefits of these medicines, experts say.

BIO CEO On Industry And US FDA, Trump’s Vaccine Views And MFN Counter Proposals

 

John Crowley discussed how he prioritizes industry’s many competing challenges in a Pink Sheet interview at the BIO International Convention.

EU Pharma Reform: Council Wants Strengthened Member State Powers On Drug Supply

 

The Council of the EU’s vision for the pharma reform package includes a stronger role for member states regarding the supply of medicines and the prevention of indication-stacking for orphan drugs.


Crosstalk On Drug Pricing: Conflicts In Trump Team Rhetoric And Policy

 

The Trump Administration’s rhetoric and policy approaches illustrate the confusion that often arises between efforts to cut drug prices and cutting spending.

BIO Notebook: MFN Pricing, Obesity R&D, US FDA’s Rare Disease Hub And Reaction To Review Program

Highlights from Day Three of the BIO International Convention include the realities of MFN pricing, AstraZeneca's R&D plans for obesity, the need for resources for the FDA's rare disease hub and reactions to the Commissioner's National Priority Review Voucher program.

Brazil Could Look To Germany, UK And Australia For ATMP Drug Pricing Rules

 

There is a place for using external reference pricing to set prices of advanced therapies, but any such mechanism must take into account the specificities of the Brazilian market and health system.

HTA Expert Warns Of Escalating Measures If Pharma Fails To Tame Prices

 

Too many “uninformative” drug trials fail to justify the excessively high prices of many medicines, while there is too much evidentiary uncertainty in European pricing and reimbursement systems, warned Anja Schiel from Norway’s NOMA.


Pink Sheet Podcast: The US and Ex-US Impact Of Most-Favored Nation Drug Pricing

Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss the potential impact of the Most-Favored Nation drug pricing proposal on Europe, the United States, as well as the pharmaceutical industry.

Crisis Or Opportunity? US MFN Policy Could Test Japan’s Appetite For Reforms

 
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While the adoption of most favored nation drug pricing in the US stands to affect Japanese biopharma firms now heavily reliant on this market, it might also present an opportunity for pricing and policy reforms at home.

‘Brainless’ US MFN Policy Could Drive Pharma Investment To Europe

 

European health systems already pay far too much for new medicines and payers will not accept higher prices to compensate for lower US prices, according to Anja Schiel, from NOMA, the Norwegian health technology assessment body.

Payment Cap Not Always Solution For Unaffordable Drugs, Maryland PDAB Director Says

 
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The state's Prescription Drug Affordability Board, the oldest of a growing list of the boards, chose six drugs for affordability reviews and has the authority to set a ceiling on the amount state and local government payers would reimburse for them.