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What’s Worse than Most Favored Nation – Budget Reconciliation

The Biden administration proposes to recind President Trump's Most Favored Nation Policy.

Elizabeth Wright August 10, 2021
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No Government Price Controls to Pay for Biden’s Gargantuan Spending Bill

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wants to use price controls in Medicare Part D to pay for President Biden's extravagant spending.

Elizabeth Wright July 21, 2021
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No Surprises Act Gets its First Interim Rule

The No Surprises Act was passed last year to stop surprise medical bills but in reality the law will end up causing more problems.

Elizabeth Wright July 9, 2021
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Pelosi’s Healthcare Nightmare Is Coming Back

Speaker Pelosi's (D-Calif.) 2019 drug pricing bill was introduced again, with all the horribles it had before but more dangerous.

Elizabeth Wright April 23, 2021
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Presidential Executive Orders Will Not Lower Drug Costs

On Friday, July 24, President Trump discussed his four Executive Orders that he claims will lower drug costs. They will not.

Elizabeth Wright July 28, 2020
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Wasteful Spending on 340B Keeps Growing and Growing

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic response, the 340B drug safety-net program problems seem to have gotten lost.

Elizabeth Wright June 26, 2020
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Union Opposes Rate-Setting to Solve Surprise Medical Billing

An issue that continues to bubble under the surface of the coronavirus pandemic is how to prevent surprise medical billing. 

Elizabeth Wright April 24, 2020
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Using the Coronavirus Crisis to Implement Rate Setting is Unseemly

Price control always distorts markets and lead to shortages.

Elizabeth Wright March 19, 2020
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Congress Should Oppose More Government Interference in Drug Pricing

Price controls will simply cut off access to lifesaving drugs and force manufacturers to limit investment in new cures.

Thomas Schatz March 3, 2020
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Cased Closed – The International Pricing Index is Foolish Policy

On Thursday, the CEA effectively closed the door to adopting a bad drug pricing policy. 

Elizabeth Wright February 14, 2020
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Free Market Leaders Speak Out Against Healthcare Price Controls

We must keep Congress and the Trump administration from imposing price controls.

Thomas Schatz February 12, 2020
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The IPI - Are We All Socialists Now?

Adopting these policies would validate socialized medicine schemes like price controls and rationing.

Elizabeth Wright January 31, 2020

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