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Watch: California leaders highlight biopharma innovation, collaboration and policy progress
During a recent We Work For Health roundtable with California Rep. Scott Peters, leaders across patient advocacy, biopharma, labor,...
Sep 5, 2024
Policymakers: Protect & Maximize U.S. Intellectual Property for Biopharma Innovation that Helps Patients
American innovation depends on a strong, robust intellectual property system that allows health care advances to save and enhance lives....
Aug 28, 2024
State-By-State Data Showcases Biopharma’s Impact on Local Economics and Innovation
We Work For Health recently unveiled a new set of one-page resources designed to highlight the significant impact of the...
Aug 27, 2024
Protecting the Drug Discovery Pipeline
A version of this blog originally published as an op-ed in The Center Square in Arizona. We're sharing it here with additional updates...
Aug 22, 2024
A Guide to Understanding the Administration’s Announcement on Medicare Drug Pricing
The Biden administration this week is expected to claim victory on its stated goal of lowering drug prices for seniors. While the...
Aug 14, 2024
10 Reasons Biopharma Innovation Needs Strong IP Protections
By Dan Leonard, WWFH Executive Director Intellectual property (IP) plays a crucial role in the success of the pharmaceutical and biotech...
Aug 6, 2024
Inflation Reduction Act Causes Medicare Part D Premiums To Increase Again
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 2025 premiums for Medicare Part D plans will increase again....
Jul 30, 2024
New Research Shows Alarming Drop in Neurology Innovation Due To IRA’s Small Molecule ‘Pill Penalty’
During an event on Capitol Hill this week, California Rep. Scott Peters highlighted a graphic that clearly illustrates the distorted...
Jun 28, 2024
New Report Demonstrates How the IRA’s “Pill Penalty” is Setting Back the Development of Non-Opioid Pain Medicine
Despite the significant demand for effective non-opioid medications for the treatment of pain, a recent report from the Pioneer Institute...
Jun 25, 2024
We Work For Health Honors Rep. Scott Peters with Healthcare Leadership Innovation Award
SAN DIEGO – At a We Work For Health roundtable on June 20, the organization and its partners honored Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50) with the...
Jun 24, 2024
As NIST Finalizes March-in Guidance, Innovation Community Continues to Convey Opposition
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may soon finalize its controversial proposal to expand the scope of the...
Jun 21, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act is Hurting Medicare Access and Increasing Patients’ Costs
This week, the largest not-for-profit health insurance provider in Missouri, Blue KC, announced it will leave the Medicare Advantage...
Jun 5, 2024
CMS Finalizes Policy to Facilitate Faster Biosimilar Uptake but Follow-on Policies and Actions Still Needed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule allowing Medicare Advantage and Part D health plans to...
May 1, 2024
Commonsense Policies Needed to Lower Healthcare Costs and Improve Patient Access While Protecting Drug Development Pipeline
Today, President Biden highlighted the administration’s current and future efforts to lower healthcare costs. The good news is recent...
Apr 3, 2024
Vendors Power America's Biopharmaceutical Industry
We Work For Health recently released new employment, vendor and supplier expenditure data that showcases the vital contributions of these...
Mar 12, 2024
President Biden’s State of the Union Call for IRA Expansion Hurts Patients, Workers, and U.S. Leadership
During his State of the Union address Thursday night, President Biden called for Congress to expand the Inflation Reduction Act to...
Mar 7, 2024
House Reviews the ORPHAN Cures Act
On Feb. 29, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to review a number of bills that impact those living with...
Feb 29, 2024
The Pill Penalty, Patients and Policymakers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is continuing implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by holding “listening...
Oct 31, 2023
A Blown Play: When Congress Treats Patients Like a Political Football, We all Lose
By Rolf Benirschke, National Co-Chair, We Work For Health As a professional football player, I never underestimated the power of a...
Aug 5, 2022
The Far-Reaching Health, Economic & Innovation Impact of Harmful Government Price Setting Policies
By Tom Kowalski, National Co-Chair, We Work For Health This week, Congress is rushing to finalize a massive legislative proposal that...
Aug 1, 2022
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