/tags/prescription-drug-prices prescription drug prices en-US WLRN Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:25:06 GMT /education/2024-09-02/broward-school-board-lawsuit-insulin The board is alleging that the skyrocketing price of the drug in the last 20 years is unnatural. As many as 3,500 Broward School Board employees may be impacted by these price increases. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:25:06 GMT /education/2024-09-02/broward-school-board-lawsuit-insulin Carlton Gillespie /health/2024-01-24/us-canada-florida-drug-importation U.S. and Canadian officials this month discussed the Biden administration’s approval of a Florida plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, which is concerned about safeguarding its drug supply Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:42:49 GMT /health/2024-01-24/us-canada-florida-drug-importation Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /health/2024-01-15/what-to-know-about-floridas-plan-to-import-prescription-drugs-from-canada Florida is now the first state authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. The program hasn't begun yet, and it won't be eligible for all Floridians at first. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:39:51 GMT /health/2024-01-15/what-to-know-about-floridas-plan-to-import-prescription-drugs-from-canada Gabriella Pinos /news/2022-08-31/florida-sues-fda-over-drug-importation-records Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not complied with a public-records request about the state’s proposed program to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-31/florida-sues-fda-over-drug-importation-records Jim Saunders /news/2022-07-29/the-deal-on-capitol-hill-could-cut-prescription-costs-for-millions-of-medicare-beneficiaries West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin reached an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that had eluded them for months on health care costs, energy and climate issues. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:53:00 GMT /news/2022-07-29/the-deal-on-capitol-hill-could-cut-prescription-costs-for-millions-of-medicare-beneficiaries Associated Press /news/2022-07-25/5-things-to-know-about-the-fdas-flawed-approach-to-accelerated-drug-approvals An NPR investigation found stalled confirmatory trials and lax enforcement are plaguing the FDA's accelerated approval of drugs for urgent medical needs. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-07-25/5-things-to-know-about-the-fdas-flawed-approach-to-accelerated-drug-approvals Sydney Lupkin /2021-11-02/democrats-deal-on-prescription-drugs-would-lower-costs-for-seniors Democrats agreed to a significant — but slimmed down — proposal to help lower prescription drug prices, bringing aboard notable holdouts on the measure, including Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:14:51 GMT /2021-11-02/democrats-deal-on-prescription-drugs-would-lower-costs-for-seniors Alana Wise /2020-11-30/canada-blocks-export-of-medications-in-short-supply-in-response-to-trump-plan The move comes just days before a U.S. rule was set to go into effect allowing for bulk importation of drugs from Canada. Trump promised it would lower costs and be a "game changer" for seniors. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:26:41 GMT /2020-11-30/canada-blocks-export-of-medications-in-short-supply-in-response-to-trump-plan Matthew S. Schwartz /2020-03-09/canadian-drug-importation-money-approved Health care budget writers have agreed to spend $10.3 million to help carry out a Canadian drug-importation program, about half of what Gov. Ron... Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:28:44 GMT /2020-03-09/canadian-drug-importation-money-approved News Service of Florida /2020-01-27/when-insurance-wont-cover-drugs-americans-make-tough-choices-about-their-health With drug costs on the rise — and insurers refusing to cover some prescriptions — even patients with insurance can find themselves facing high out-of-pocket costs or going without. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:05:00 GMT /2020-01-27/when-insurance-wont-cover-drugs-americans-make-tough-choices-about-their-health Patti Neighmond