All posts tagged with drug prices
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-(Natural News) The prices of prescription drugs are out of control in America, and the biggest obstacle to reducing the prices people pay for needed medication is Big Pharma’s influence over lawmakers. Anyone who doubts this is occurring only needs to take a look at what happened last week when Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) attempted […]
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-(Natural News) Republican Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho blocked Sen. Bernie Sanders’ attempt Wednesday to force a vote on legislation that would slash prescription drug prices, thwarting the Vermont senator’s effort to fast-track the new bill as the pharmaceutical industry rushes to hike costs in the new year. (Article by Jake Johnson republished from CommonDreams.org) “A lifesaving prescription […]
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-(Natural News) A new government study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders shows that the U.S. pays two to four times more for prescription drugs than other rich countries, a finding that came as President Joe Biden rolled out a social safety-net plan on Wednesday that excludes progressive proposals to tackle sky-high medicine costs. (Article republished from CommonDreams.org) According to […]
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-(Natural News) On Friday, Nov. 20 President Donald Trump announced that he will be implementing measures to “dramatically lower” the price of prescription drugs for Americans. “Patients pay very high prices, and they have for many years – although we brought it down, first time in 51 years – with the costs adding up to […]
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-(Natural News) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced that they will be taking steps toward lowering drug prices to make them more affordable for American patients. The two steps that the FDA and HHS will take were outlined in a new document called the Safe Importation Action Plan. […]
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-(Natural News) President Trump has signed a new executive order to expand his efforts at lowering prescription drug prices for Americans. Replacing the order he previously signed back in July, this new one now covers prescription drugs dispensed at pharmacies as opposed to just doctors’ offices and health clinics. This means that Americans who are […]
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-(Natural News) You may recall that a couple of months ago, after President Trump announced “Operation Warp Speed,” I became concerned that he was going all-in with Big Pharma on the coronavirus vaccine. After I voiced my concerns, I was contacted by a person very close to the president who assured me Trump was absolutely […]
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-(Natural News) In a bid to help make FDA-approved medications more affordable for Americans, President Trump has signed a series of executive orders aimed at stopping Big Pharma from continuing to price-gouge our country. Prior to their signings, White House spokesman Judd Deere told the media that the Trump administration “continues to explore any and […]
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-(Natural News) Yes, the same price-gouging ex-pharma-executive and elitist who’s now embedded in the White House decision-making think tank, is crying the money blues because Trump is trying to reign in the out-of-control pharma monopoly on drug pricing. The same guy who helped skyrocket drug prices while at Eli Lilly hasn’t pocketed enough fortune yet […]
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-(Natural News) The Trump administration is currently in the process of finalizing a new price transparency rule that, once it comes into effect in January 2021, will force all hospitals to publish their service prices publicly for the benefit of consumers. Currently, hospitals are allowed to charge whatever prices they want to for services, typically […]
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