Pricing

Amid pressures on pharma to match the lowest international prices, experts warn of “policy laundering” and discriminatory impact.

The draft assessment finds that the popular weight loss drugs are costly but worth the price tag, while also urging for broader coverage and policy solutions.

The merger integrates EVERSANA’s commercialization services with Waltz Health’s AI-powered payer tools to address patient affordability, streamline drug access, and reduce costs for high-expense therapies such as GLP-1s.

As over half of Americans now receive prescriptions through Medicare or Medicaid, pharma companies must shift from a commercial-first approach to a statutory-first model, making GTN governance a C-suite priority for long-term brand survival.

As pharma drug pricing debates heat up, the 340B program faces mounting challenges from outdated regulations, duplicate discounts, and limited transparency.

In the final part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Philip Sclafani, PwC's pharmaceutical and life sciences lead, discusses operational and pricing strategies pharma executives can adopt to navigate sustained cost inflation, including supply chain optimization, payer collaboration, and value-based approaches to ensure patient access and affordability.

From rethinking launch price logic to implementing rebate-aware modeling and patient-first access programs, this installment explores how disciplined governance and forward-thinking models can safeguard profitability in a volatile market.

The GSK Flovent example highlights the consequences for patients and pharma of the decision to eliminate the Medicaid rebate cap.

In the first part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Philip Sclafani, PwC's pharmaceutical and life sciences lead, shares how he foresees the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshaping prescription drug spending, and what strategies pharmaceutical companies adopt to mitigate its potential impact on innovation, R&D investment, and M&A activity.

In the first part of his video interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Brad Stewart, BDO’s national life sciences co-leader, describes the immediate and long-term impacts of this potential levy on pharma imports.

In the final part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Murray Aitken, executive director, IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, details how he sees the competitive landscape evolving

In the fourth part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Murray Aitken, executive director, IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, outlines what he anticipates for the biosimilar adoption curve in key markets moving forward.

In the third part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, dean of the University of Michigan Medical School and author of The Great Healthcare Disruption, proposes ways to ensure both fiscal responsibility and the sustainability of hospital funding.

Amid the push for reshoring and fiscal reform, the tariffs are part of a broader effort to rebalance trade and fund domestic initiatives, as the pharma sector awaits potential levies of its own.

An exploration into how flawed incentives and contractual loopholes between manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers played their part.

How practical is this form of pricing in the pharma setting?

Potential import taxes on pharma goods entering the United States continue to have effects on the industry in more ways than one.

In an exclusive sit-down with Pharma Commerce, Anne Cassity, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), discusses pending legislation that could affect the impact of PBM pricing.

The interchangeability designation for Yuflyma, a biosimilar to Humira, may help to improve patient access and reduce costs.

How pharma manufacturers can steadily navigate GTN components and complexities when planning pharmacy benefit reimbursement.

Respective industry and government agendas could significantly reshape the US prescription drug market.

How data-driven insights can help pharma companies balance their revenue management and innovation strategies—including resource allocation, pricing, and market access.

Ron Lanton, Partner, Lanton Law, examines the legal and economic impacts of reciprocal tariffs on the pharma supply chain, including potential disruptions and increased drug costs.

In the final part of his video interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Geoffrey Joyce, PhD, director of health policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics at USC, describes how PBMs financially benefit from generics, and why a completely open generic market powered by cash would be beneficial.

In the third part of his video interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Geoffrey Joyce, PhD, director of health policy at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics at USC, describes how the tariffs can affect price or competition within the branded drug space.