5 Slides: The policy implications of new medicines
Nicole Pasia | Feb 10, 2022 | Florida
Nicole Pasia | Feb 10, 2022 | Florida
Aaron Kunkler | Jan 26, 2022 | Alaska
Aaron Kunkler | Jan 20, 2022 | Federal
Eli Kirshbaum | Nov 17, 2021 | California
Panelists discussed the importance of transparency and need for cost reductions on specialty drugs in State of Reform’s recent virtual conversation “5 Slides We’re Discussing: The policy implications of new medicines.” The experts called on pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to be more transparent in their pricing and
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