Government price negotiations, financial transparency in the drug supply chain and changes to orphan drug incentives would go a long way toward making drugs more affordable, a National Academies committee says in a new report; dissent authored by two pharma industry veterans warns of 'unintended consequences' if recommendations are implemented.
Members of a National Academies panel that authored a far-reaching report on drug affordability believe the time is ripe to empower the federal government to negotiate drug prices, increase financial transparency throughout the supply chain, and change the structure of orphan drug incentives.
However, objections to the recommendations raised by two of the panel's own members – both pharma industry veterans – highlight...
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