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Happy Festivus! Cost Curve Readers Have Some Grievances They’d Like to Air.

Happy Festivus! Cost Curve Readers Have Some Grievances They’d Like to Air.

And a critical 2026 trend -- dropping list prices on blockbuster drugs -- has begun with a 40%+ cut to Imbruvica’s price

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 23, 2025
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Christmas Comes Early for the Wonks, With CMS Demonstrations and MFN Announcements

Christmas Comes Early for the Wonks, With CMS Demonstrations and MFN Announcements

And the results of the “Nobody Knows” Prediction Contest

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 22, 2025
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The Number of Companies Set to Make MFN Announcements Today Is Up to At Least Six

The Number of Companies Set to Make MFN Announcements Today Is Up to At Least Six

Plus, a rosy AARP survey suggests that Medicare “negotiations” will lower out-of-pocket costs. The truth is likely to be more complicated.

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 19, 2025
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Novartis, Roche, AbbVie Reportedly on Deck for White House MFN Announcements Tomorrow

Novartis, Roche, AbbVie Reportedly on Deck for White House MFN Announcements Tomorrow

And introducing the first annual ‘Nobody Knows’ Prediction Contest

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 18, 2025
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Please Celebrate Festivus With Cost Curve by Airing Your Grievances

Please Celebrate Festivus With Cost Curve by Airing Your Grievances

And Pfizer’s take on the pharm-to-table opportunity in obesity: ‘Multiples of what we were expecting’

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 17, 2025
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Arnold Ventures' 2024 Grant Awards Are Now Public. Here’s What Those Dollars Say About the Group's Goals

Arnold Ventures' 2024 Grant Awards Are Now Public. Here’s What Those Dollars Say About the Group's Goals

And Pfizer offers few new details on how the MFN deal will impact the company’s bottom line next year

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 16, 2025
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Big Companies Are Far Less Likely to Disclose Drug Prices Than Smaller Ones, New Study Shows

Big Companies Are Far Less Likely to Disclose Drug Prices Than Smaller Ones, New Study Shows

My research with Tufts CEVR on drug-price announcements, published today in AJMC, assessed 150 meds over three years

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 15, 2025
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Sales at 340B Prices Continue to Skyrocket -- Jumping to More than $81 Billion -- Even as Questions Remain About Where the Money Goes

Sales at 340B Prices Continue to Skyrocket -- Jumping to More than $81 Billion -- Even as Questions Remain About Where the Money Goes

And a Tufts CEVR analysis suggests that cost-effectiveness is not playing a meaningful role in government price-setting efforts

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 12, 2025
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A New Tracker for Watching Meds That Might See Prices Slashed

A New Tracker for Watching Meds That Might See Prices Slashed

And an evolving list of all of the pricing and policy fun to be had between now and Christmas

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Dec 10, 2025
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