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Vermont to Become 1st State Requiring Drug Makers to Explain Price Hikes

Vermont is poised to become the first state requiring drug companies to explain their price increases, and Bob and Deborah Messing think that’s a good idea. The Messings live in Montpelier and are in their early 70s. She’s on Orencia, …

Where Prescription Drug Prices Are Headed in U.S.

Spending on medicines increased by double digits for a second year in 2015 and reached $425 billion based on invoice prices. After adjusting for rebates and other price concessions by manufacturers, net spending was $310 billion, up 8.5 percent over …

Drugs Prices Much Higher in U.S. Than in Other Countries: Research

U.S. prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters. The finding underscores a transatlantic gulf between the price of treatments for a range of …