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TrumpRx Prices Are Attracting Attention from Other Supply Chain Heavyweights

TrumpRx Prices Are Attracting Attention from Other Supply Chain Heavyweights

And a MedPage essay that looks at the danger of naming key health programs after polarizing figures

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 10, 2025
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Bausch Pulls Its Meds from Medicaid (and 340B)

Bausch Pulls Its Meds from Medicaid (and 340B)

And Oz weighs in on what comes next for MFN: “We want 95% of all drugs sold in America to be at most favored nation pricing”

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 9, 2025
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The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Tough Questions About Connections Between the White House and BlinkRx

The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Tough Questions About Connections Between the White House and BlinkRx

And the UK is reportedly reconsidering how much it is willing to pay for medicines

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 8, 2025
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Amgen to Offer Repatha Directly to Patients for Less Than Other Countries Are Paying

Amgen to Offer Repatha Directly to Patients for Less Than Other Countries Are Paying

And it’s a big day for IRA lawsuits, with Novo’s suit rejected by an appeals court even as a second court prepares to hear PhRMA make its case

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 7, 2025
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Fifteen More Drugs Will Get Price Controls Next Month. Here’s How to Prepare

Fifteen More Drugs Will Get Price Controls Next Month. Here’s How to Prepare

And Colorado’s PDAB moves forward and sets an ‘upper payment limit’ for Enbrel, raising legal and coverage questions

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 6, 2025
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Putting All of the Pharm-to-Table Resources in One Place

Putting All of the Pharm-to-Table Resources in One Place

And one last roundup of backstory and commentary on this week’s MFN news

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 3, 2025
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With the Pfizer/TrumpRx Announcement in the Rearview Mirror, Here Are Some Questions That Remain

With the Pfizer/TrumpRx Announcement in the Rearview Mirror, Here Are Some Questions That Remain

And Gallup says that pharma’s favorability rose 8 percentage points to 28%. Is that worth celebrating?

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 2, 2025
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The Four Elements of the Pfizer/Trump Deal to Keep an Eye On

The Four Elements of the Pfizer/Trump Deal to Keep an Eye On

And as the government shuts down, KFF quantifies the impact of the loss of ACA plan subsidies

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Oct 1, 2025
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Trump Makes a Deal with Pfizer on Medicaid and Announces a Direct-to-Patient Website

Trump Makes a Deal with Pfizer on Medicaid and Announces a Direct-to-Patient Website

Two new pharm-to-table programs highlight different ways of approaching cash-pay markets

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Sep 30, 2025
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