Federal healthcare programs are often well-intended but end up costing more than expected and become subject to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. One of the best (or worst) examples of such a result is the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The lack of clear intent […]
Markwayne Mullin Wants to Make 340B Work for Oklahomans
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program was intended to provide discounts on drugs to patients but the lack of a clear intent and patient definition, along with inadequate oversight, has led to the program being exploited by hospitals and contract pharmacies to generate millions of dollars in profit. The discounts are supposed to be provided […]
Price Controls on Medicaid Would Be Disastrous and Fail to Cut Wasteful Spending
President Trump has made government efficiency a top priority. These efforts include eliminating improper payments and ensuring that only those who are eligible for government programs receive the benefits, including Medicaid. As President Trump said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, May 4, 2025, “if illegal immigrants are in the mix, if people that aren’t […]
USPTO-FDA Study Debunks Critics and Demonstrates the Importance of Protecting IP
USPTO-FDA study reinforces the need to protect pharmaceutical intellectual property rights for the future of new drug development.
Not-So-Happy Birthday to the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act will ultimately raise drug costs and reduce future cures.
FDA Hurts Patients By Authorizing Florida’s Drug Importation Program
On January 5, 2024, the U.S. FDA authorized Florida’s drug importation program.
Misguided Use of March-In Rights Will Harm Patients
The use of march-in rights to steal intellectual property will neither lower costs nor create more access to healthcare.
Biden Price Controls Kill Innovation and Patients
IRA drug price controls will devastate future drug development, resulting in more lives lost.
Congress Should not Double Down on Devastating Drug Price Controls
House Democrats’ new bill on price controls will devastate future drug development and raise costs.
Biden’s Budget and the SMART Prices Act Will Devastate Drug Development
Pharmaceutical price controls in President Biden’s budget and the SMART Choices Act will devastate drug development.