#drugprices

· 4mo ago

"President Donald Trump said Thursday he was nominating Chris Klomp to be Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s second-in-command at the Department of Health and Human Services. If the Senate confirms him, the 45-year-old tech entrepreneur would become deputy secretary overseeing the vast department’s operations." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/rfk-klomp-hhs-deputy-secretary-00951039 #PublicHealth #HHS #PhRMA #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare #CMS #medicare #USpol

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space

· 6mo ago

"The CEO of the Philadelphia-based nonprofit hospital system Jefferson said his organization now spends more on prescription drug coverage — fueled by the soaring use of weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound — than it does on inpatient care." https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/ceo-wants-cover-weight-loss-drugs-employees-just-expensive-rcna263778 #healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare

This CEO wants to cover weight loss drugs for employees. They're just too expensive.

nbcnews.com

This CEO wants to cover weight loss drugs for employees. They're just too expensive.

As demand for GLP-1 drugs surges, employers and insurers are struggling to keep up with the cost. Some are dropping coverage altogether.

William Lindsey

@wdlindsy@toad.social

· 10mo ago

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"Trump claimed drug companies would be forced to give Americans the lowest prices in the world. ... Now reality has arrived. And it brought the receipts. As of yesterday, drugmakers are raising U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications—up sharply from 250 last year." ~ Michael Cohen #Trump #DrugPrices #pharmaceuticals #healthcare #prices /1

meidasplus.com

The Most Fooled Nation

Trump waved MFN like a victory flag, reporters applauded, Americans hoped, but Pharma raised prices anyway, proving that bold words, chest-thumping, and headlines never buy actual leverage or relief.

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