Pharma Firms Permitted to Engage in Drug Price Negotiations under Medicare

Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit-in on 3rd Avenue, resulting in some arrests. Their protest was against the health care cuts proposed in Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget for Medicare. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images Medicare announced on Friday that it will no longer enforce a confidentiality requirement, allowing …

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Drug manufacturers seek to combat Medicare negotiations at Supreme Court

On February 26, 2019, the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of prominent pharmaceutical companies appeared before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington, DC for a hearing on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II.” The CEOs in attendance included Richard A. Gonzalez of AbbVie Inc, Pascal Soriot of AstraZeneca, Giovanni Caforio of Bristol-Myers …

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