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The Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that, among other functions, sets minimum standards for employer-sponsored health plans. States have recently passed laws that attempt to ...

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While the U.S. government could theoretically buy drug patents to lower costs, current and more realistic tools include march-in rights, Section 1498, and government-negotiated licensing. These mechanisms can force lower ...

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One of the tools states are considering implementing is Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDAB) that offer upper payment limit (UPL) authority. Only some states have PDABs, and none have yet ...

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As of March 2025, there were 270 medications in active shortage status in the United States. Many of these medications had also been scarce for months or years before that, ...

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For decades, hospitals and other eligible entities have been able to purchase outpatient medications at significantly lower rates directly from pharmaceutical companies via the 340B program. This made it possible ...

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