 Sponsored bySolving for the Rising Cost of Complex DrugsPutting Specialty Medications Within ReachDr. Steve Miller, Express Scripts The Real Reason Why Off-Patents are so CostlyTimothy Holbrook, The Conversation The Complex Math Behind Spiraling Prescription Drug PricesThe Complex Math Behind Spiraling Prescription Drug PricesThe soaring cost of prescription drugs has generated outrage among politicians and patients. Some cancer drugs carry price tags of more than $100,000 a year......(full article) Putting Specialty Medications Within ReachPutting Specialty Medications Within ReachAs more expensive drugs come to market, the cost of specialty medications is unsustainable for payers. 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Schlecht, OnPoint StrategiesCommon sense dictates that medical decisions with the potential to affect the health of millions shouldnt be influenced by political considerations. Unfortunately, that quality a... Are Copay Coupons Actually Making Drugs More Expensive? - Charles Ornstein, ProPublicaA few months back, after returning from a family vacation that involved lots of pool time, my 9-year-old son complained that his ear hurt. A Sunday morning trip to urgent care brou... Health Care Premiums: Up, and Rising Again - M. Anthony Mills, RealClearPoliticsIn presidential politics, party professionals on both sides of the aisle live in fear of the dreaded “October surprise” that can compromise their candidates’ chan... Get Ready for Higher Obamacare Rates - Margot Sanger-Katz, New York TimesIt already looks clear that many Obamacare insurance plans are going to raise their prices significantly. Over the last few years, average premium increases in the Obamacare m... Drug Prices: Market Solutions - Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing, Campaign for Sustainable Rx PricingDrug prices in the United States are too high and sharply rising prescription drug prices threaten the affordability of health care and the vitality of our entire economy. CSRxP ha... Getting Set to Pick Up Pieces of Obamacare's Collapse - Betsy McCaughey, NY PostHouse Republicans this week promised to offer a plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare within a month. It’s not a moment too soon. ObamaCare’s collapsing. UnitedHeal... Are Drug Prices Driving Health Cost Growth? - Pioneer Institute, Pioneer InstituteState policy and legislative recommendations requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose proprietary information would discourage the development of new innovative medicines, le... Hold the Obamacare Celebrations - Ramesh Ponnuru, BloombergPresident Barack Obama and his allies are celebrating the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, on the sixth anniversary of its passage. They say it has provided insurance ... CBO Misses Its Obamacare Projection by 24 Million People - Jeff Anderson, Wkly StdThree years ago, on the eve of Obamacareâs implementation, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that President Obama's centerpiece legislation would result in ... Obamacare Is on the Back Burner in Election - Albert Hunt, BloombergNo issue has aroused more partisan passion over the past six years than the Affordable Care Act. Yet the law is playing only a secondary role in the U.S. elections. Sure, Repu... The Health Law at Six: A Legacy of Deception - David Catron, The American SpectatorObamacare just turned six and the president is still attempting to convince a skeptical public that his “reform” law is working. On the anniversary of its passage, the ... Obamacare Was Supposed to Lower Health Care Costs - Robert Moffit, The Daily SignalHawking the Affordable Care Act (ACA) six years ago, President Barack Obama said, “Every single good idea to bend the cost curve and start actually reducing health care costs... Obamacare vs. Little Sisters of the Poor - John Garvey, Wall Street JournalOn Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell, a landmark case challenging the Department of Health and Human Services contracept... Obamacare Makes Tax Season Even More of a Nightmare - Michelle Malkin, NY Post‘Where is my 1095-A? This is what it must be like dealing with a government agency in a third-world country.” That was the lament on Twitter of just one poor citiz... Politics and Prescription Drug Prices - Tara Wall, EssenceCampaign season is well underway, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a presidential candidate who hasn't discussed prescription-drug pricing. Americans are concerned with rising cos... How Partisans Get Drug Development Wrong - Robert D. Atkinson, ITIFThe United States has long had the world's most effective and competitive system for discovering and developing new drugsand for more than a half century, there has been a biparti... A Rocky Start for the Health Law in 2016 - Philip Klein, Washington ExaminerAs most of the political world has been focusing on the presidential race, Obamacare has gotten off to a rocky start in 2016. This could be a major drag on Democrats come November.... |
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Intro
RealClearHealth will examine rising prescription drug costs in an upcoming event. What factors contribute to the rise; what are the policy solutions that could help; and how can health providers, health plans, and specialty pharmacies help decrease costs while improving Americans’ health?
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Event Details
Date & Time:
Thursday, September 15
8:00 – 10:00 AM
Washington, DC
