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News Articles: drug prices

This April 24, 2008, file photo shows the former North American headquarters of Novo Nordisk Inc., in Plainsboro, N.J. The Danish drugmaker will start slashing some U.S. insulin prices up to 75% next year, following a path set earlier this month by rival Eli Lilly.

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Novo Nordisk will cut some U.S. insulin prices by up to 75% starting next year

The Danish drugmaker's move follows a similar announcement by rival Eli Lilly earlier this month. More than 8 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association.

March 14, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A vial of the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Bivalent. Though the shots are free to pretty much anyone who wants one in the U.S. as long as federal stockpiles hold out, the next update of the vaccine might be costly for some people who lack health insurance.

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  • Health

Moderna's COVID vaccine gambit: Hike the price, offer free doses for uninsured

Once U.S. stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccine run out, Moderna says it might charge as much as $130 per dose, but give people who lack health insurance a break. Critics say that's not enough help.

March 08, 2023
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
President Biden speaks to the International Association of Fire Fighters at a conference in  Washington on March 6, 2023.

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  • Politics

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit

President Biden is proposing to raise taxes on people who make more than $400,000 per year to make sure there's enough money for Medicare.

March 07, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Paul Davis is a retired physician in Findlay, Ohio, who gets weekly treatments of the drug Kimmtrak to help stave off the progression of his rare cancer — uveal melanoma. He worries the accumulating cost of the drug — nearly $50,000/week if he has to pay it out of pocket — could saddle his family with crushing medical debt after he's gone.

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  • Health

Nearly $50,000 a week for a cancer drug? A man worries about bankrupting his family

Medicare suddenly stopped paying for the pricey drug that prolongs his life. As he waits for an appeal, this retired physician wonders if he should give up treatment to spare his family the cost.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Fred Schulte
President Biden speaks during an event Tuesday celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on the South Lawn of the White House. The new law gives Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.

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  • Health

Legal fights and loopholes could blunt Medicare's new power to control drug prices

The Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers to limit prescription drug prices. But the pharmaceutical industry is already lobbying to dull their impact.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Leslie Walker and
  • Dan Gorenstein
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke about the bill to cap insulin prices during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

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  • Politics

House passes bill to cap insulin prices

The chamber voted on a bill that would cap the price of insulin at $35 a month, but its fate in the Senate is unclear.

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
Pharmacist Suzanne Davenport (left) answers a question for patient Mike Britton (right) about his prescription at Southern Drug Company in Blue Ridge, Ga. on March 7.

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  • Health

Lawmakers weigh proposal to lower prescription drug costs in Georgia

New legislation that aims to lower the cost of some brand name prescription drugs for insured patients would increase transparency in medication pricing for Georgians.

March 17, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Swetlik
Canadian Minister of Health Patty Hajdu, pictured in 2016, announced a new rule in response to a U.S. plan to import drugs from Canada.

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  • Health

Canada Blocks Export Of Medications In Short Supply In Response To Trump Plan

The move comes just days before a U.S. rule was set to go into effect allowing for bulk importation of drugs from Canada. Trump promised it would lower costs and be a "game changer" for seniors.

November 29, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz

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