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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 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
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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