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Prescription Drugs

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Key Provisions of Drug Pricing Proposals

publication / Apr 26, 2021

prescription drug prices in the US

Controlling Health Care Costs

Paying for Prescription Drugs Around the World: Why Is the U.S. an Outlier?

Issue Briefs / Oct 05, 2017

Pharmacist and patient discussing prescription drugs

Controlling Health Care Costs

The Case for Drug-Pricing Reform — The Cost of Inaction

blog / May 26, 2021

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices

Explainer / May 05, 2021

Medicare recipient sorting prescriptions

Controlling Health Care Costs

Inflation Rebate Penalty for Drug Companies

Explainer / Jun 17, 2021

Woman and pharmacist speaking, both wearing masks

Controlling Health Care Costs

Medicare Part D Redesign

Explainer / May 05, 2021

Doris Hölzl, pharmacist, gives FFP2 masks to a customer in a pharmacy in Berlin-Wilmersdorf as part of the free distribution of FFP2 masks to risk groups.

Controlling Health Care Costs

External Reference Pricing: The Drug-Pricing Reform America Needs?

Issue Briefs / May 27, 2021

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Controlling Health Care Costs

How Federal Drug-Pricing Proposals Could Affect Medicaid

blog / Aug 19, 2021

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Reducing Medicaid Prescription Drug Costs While Maintaining Beneficiary Access: MACPAC Recommendations for Accelerated-Approval Drugs

blog / Aug 18, 2021

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Prescription Drugs

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Beyond “Most Favored Nation” Drug Pricing: What the U.S. Can Learn from Other Countries

Blog / Apr 23, 2026

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Controlling Health Care Costs

International Lessons on Pricing and Financing High-Cost Medicines: Policy Options for the United States

Issue Briefs / Apr 23, 2026

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Revisiting the Orphan Drug Act

Issue Briefs / Nov 24, 2025

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Controlling Health Care Costs

How Drugmakers Use the Patent Process to Keep Prices High

Explainer / Nov 13, 2025

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Controlling Health Care Costs

How Inflation Rebates Can Curb Drug Price Increases

Explainer / Oct 28, 2025

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Improving Health Care Quality

State Scorecard on Medicare Performance

Scorecard / Oct 16, 2025

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Controlling Health Care Costs

The 340B Drug Pricing Program: How It Works and Why It’s Controversial

Explainer / Aug 06, 2025

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Medicare Drug Price Negotiations: All You Need to Know

Explainer / May 15, 2025

Pharmacist handing a customer a prescription package.

Controlling Health Care Costs

What Pharmacy Benefit Managers Do, and How They Contribute to Drug Spending

Explainer / Mar 17, 2025

Woman sits at table with prescription drug bottle

Controlling Health Care Costs

How the Federal Government Could Support Innovative Medicaid Payment Arrangements for High-Cost Drugs

Blog / Mar 12, 2025

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Controlling Health Care Costs

Drug Costs and Their Impact on Care: Insights from Medicare Patients and Providers

Issue Briefs / Feb 10, 2025

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Achieving Universal Coverage

Hispanic/Latino Adults Lack Adequate, Affordable Health Insurance Coverage

Blog / Dec 17, 2024

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