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Tag: drug pricing

20 Jan

Medication Costs: How Coupons, Generics, and Prior Authorizations Affect Your Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Learn how generic drugs, prescription coupons, and prior authorizations impact your out-of-pocket medication costs in 2026, and what real savings are now possible thanks to Medicare's new price negotiations.

By: Lydia Penhaligon 0 Comments Read More
6 Jan

Evergreening: How Pharma Brands Stretch Patents to Block Generic Drugs
Evergreening lets pharmaceutical companies extend patent life with minor drug changes, blocking generics and keeping prices high. Learn how tactics like product hopping and patent thickets delay affordable alternatives and what’s being done to stop them.

By: Lydia Penhaligon 12 Comments Read More
24 Dec

Why Prescription Drug Prices Are So High in the United States
Americans pay up to 10 times more for prescription drugs than other wealthy nations. This is why: no government price negotiation, secret rebates by PBMs, and profit-driven pricing for specialty drugs. The system isn't broken-it was built this way.

By: Wellington Osawe 12 Comments Read More