Jun 2, 2023
In mid-May, the U.S. Supreme Court opted not to take up a patent-infringement case between two pharmaceutical companies – Teva and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). While it largely went unnoticed among those who are not patent lawyers, IP nerds, or drug companies, the...
May 17, 2023
By Dr. Robert Popovian, Erin Delaney, and Dr. Michael Mandel We may be on the verge of a titanic shift in how drug prices are set. It’s been led by a dramatic decline in insulin prices, but it’s spreading to other brand drugs as well. This new paradigm is the...
Apr 20, 2023
Ohio the latest state to legally challenge the business model of Pharmacy Benefit Mangers (PBMs). Last month, the state’s attorney general filed a landmark lawsuit alleging that Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics – two of the country’s largest PBMs – illegally...
Nov 17, 2022
Press Contact: Sarah Shelsonsshelson@riesterpublicaffairs.com New framework for the evaluation of rare disease therapies prioritizes patient experiences, feedback, and needs WASHINGTON — Patients Rising, a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of patients...
Apr 5, 2021
Last month, members of the Colorado General Assembly introduced a bill intended to lower prescription drug costs in the state. The legislation (Senate Bill 21-175) would create a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board to set payment caps on drugs deemed to be...
Dec 9, 2020
President-elect Biden has a unique opportunity to refocus our health care system on patients in ways we have never seen before. The COVID-19 pandemic presents our greatest challenge and perhaps our greatest opportunity to solve long-standing and emergent health...