The Harmful Consequences of the US Adopting the UK’s Math for Setting Drug Prices
Europe and the United Kingdom undervalue new medicines. If the United States adopted European-style price controls, the world would benefit from fewer new cures–and we’d all be worse off.
Public Comment: Protect patients when implementing the price setting provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act
No Patient Left Behind (NPLB) wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) urging fixes to its plan for implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. NPLB suggested fixes that will lower out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries and protect small molecule innovation.
Mifepristone ruling: biotech leaders defend FDA's autonomy and authority
400+ biotech and pharma executives voice support for the FDA's indispensable role in regulating new medicines. The letter warns that judicial orders undermining the decisions of the FDA would destroy the basic infrastructure necessary for continued medical innovation.
Public Comment: Exemptions of the Inflation Reduction Act fail to provide adequate protections
No Patient Left Behind (NPLB) wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) warning that the exemptions of the Inflation Reduction Act fail to provide adequate protections for orphan drugs and other small molecule treatments.
An investor analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act: What the bill will mean for future cures
33 investors whose funds manage $86B in capital detail the ways in which the imbalanced price setting provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will warp investment in research and development and lead to fewer new cures.
Do more for patients, preserve innovation: Fix the Inflation Reduction Act
1000+ Investors, researchers, patients, & innovators urge critical fixes to Senate Rx Bill that can lower Medicare Rx deductibles, give the government greater power to set prices, and make sure biopharma research and development remains vigorous for both small molecule treatments and biologics.
Fix BBB: Ensure affordability & innovation!
Biopharma patient advocates, innovators, and investors continue to urge Congress to fix the proposed Build Back Better (BBB) legislation to improve patient Rx affordability and preserve biopharma innovation.