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The Inflation Reduction Act: The Impact of Medicare Negotiation of Prescription Drug Prices on Hospitals and Health Systems

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. Illegal copying is prohibited. In August, H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), was passed via partisan votes by both chambers of Congress and […].

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The State of the Union for Prescription Drug Prices

Health Populi

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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Americans Across Political Party Worry About Prescription Drug Prices – Especially to Deal with COVID-19

Health Populi

consumers have been supportive of government negotiation for drug pricing since well before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gallup-West Health Poll finds similar massive support for government negotiation specifically for COVID-19 treatment pricing, shown in the third table.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

In full disclosure, last year when this issue was being curated, I was part of a team that proposed to submit an article for the publication, but our submission was not accepted]. Just two weeks ago, I read the cover story, “It’s still the prices, stupid,” shown here from the cover of Modern Healthcare dated 25 February 2019.

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Health Care and the Democratic Debates – Round 2 – Battle Royale for M4All vs Medicare for All Who Want It – What It Means for Industry

Health Populi

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.