CMS’ Medicaid drug payment model links value-based pricing and international benchmarks to lower costs and improve patient outcomes. (Editorial illustration.) US government aims to lower Medicaid drug prices and align costs with global rates under new GENEROUS model The US government has launched a sweeping initiative to reduce prescription drug costs under the Medicaid program, … Read more
The Dutch Healthcare Institute is taking a cautious, phased approach to new obesity drugs, limiting access to patients with the highest disease burden. The move reflects concerns about evidence gaps, cost-effectiveness, and the growing pressure obesity treatments could place on the national healthcare budget.
Sweden expands reimbursement decisions driving biotech access and patient impact.
Poland’s Ministry of Health has announced its largest-ever reimbursement list update
Global market access shifts: HTA speed, UK pricing, digital disruption.
NICE deems donanemab and lecanemab not cost-effective, blocks NHS coverage for Alzheimer’s drugs.
Top biopharma deals, FDA approvals, and market access news from the past week.
JP Morgan Week featured notable developments in drugs, devices, diagnostics, and digital health. Johnson & Johnson paid $14.6 billion for Intra-Cellular Therapies, bolstering its neuroscience portfolio with CAPLYTA® and a strong mental health pipeline. Eli Lilly invested $2.5 billion in Scorpion Therapeutics’ PI3Kα inhibitor for hormone-positive breast cancer, while Bausch + Lomb expanded ophthalmology with … Read more