Prescription Drug Pricing

Tight shot of pharmacist reading text on prescription box

Public Health Feb 24, 2020

What states are doing to combat rising prescription drug prices

Learn about the approaches, such as price transparency, that are being tried at the state level to address prescription drug skyrocketing costs.

Indiana doctors in Washington for the 2020 AMA National Advocacy Conference, meet with Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R, Ind.

Patient Support & Advocacy Feb 19, 2020

Doctors take message on surprise-billing fix to Capitol Hill

80% favor action on the issue. Learn how the AMA is fighting for patient protections from unanticipated medical bills and stronger provider network regulations to ensure fair payment to out-of-network physicians.

Delegate Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, speaking at 2019 HOD Interim Meeting.

Public Health Nov 19, 2019

AMA develops Rx for drug prices that are high and rising

Arbitration can be used in determining price of prescription drugs that have insufficient competition, high list prices, or have seen unjustifiable price increases.

Press Releases Nov 18, 2019

AMA sharpens policy to promote reasonable drug prices

Physicians adopt principles for the use of drug price arbitration and international price indices.

Interim Meeting

Highlights from the 2019 AMA Interim Meeting

Catch up with the news from the AMA House of Delegates’ November 2019 meeting in San Diego.

Public Health Sep 18, 2019

How Netflix-style plans could solve drug-spending dilemmas

States are locked in a zero-sum budget game when it comes to breakthrough medical treatments. Subscription drug pricing can help.

Digital Sep 13, 2019

Why putting prices in EHRs will help doctors keep costs in check

Including prescription-drug prices in electronic health records would improve transparency while simultaneously strengthening the patient-doctor bond.

Ethics Aug 26, 2019

Access to prescription drugs: How the doctor’s role is changing

The landscape for prescription medications continues to evolve. This is what physicians should know about the changes and strategies to improve access.

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