pharmaceutical industry
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Bill mandating rebates to be passed on to consumers clears first House committee
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The bill to change how “step therapy” works – or doesn’t – for thousands of Coloradans with chronic conditions and who are prescribed some of the most expensive drugs took another step toward passage Wednesday. But House Bill 1370 continues to leave out the biggest driver in the cost of prescription drugs – the pharmaceutical industry, acknowledged Rep.…
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Battle heats up over bill on ‘step therapy,’ drug rebates
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Individuals who live with chronic diseases refer to “step therapy” as a major roadblock to getting the often life-saving drugs they need. Health insurance companies view the approach as a way of controlling costs of increasingly more expensive drugs. Both sides collided on Wednesday during debate on House Bill 1370, which seeks to make the…
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Colorado to surpass 2020 overdose death toll
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Colorado is on track to surpass its record-breaking overdose death toll from last year, state data show, with fentanyl continuing to play a larger and deadlier role in the state’s spiraling overdose crisis and even as lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and opioid manufacturers begin to wind down. Total data for 2021 is not yet available, state…
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IN RESPONSE: We need transparency now in prescription-drug pricing
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As a Type 1 diabetic, I have a choice: inject insulin or die. Every day for the last 46 years, I have injected insulin; if I go 24 hours without it, I will die a horrible death. When insulin was discovered in the 1920s, the patent was sold for one dollar. The researchers wanted to…
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State Rep. Dylan Roberts plans to introduce bill to bring transparency to insulin prices in Colorado
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Inspired by a Nevada law that takes effect Monday, state Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, plans to introduce legislation when the Colorado General Assembly convenes next week to require transparency about insulin pricing from drug manufacturers. “If you have Type I diabetes, you cannot live without insulin, and it’s one of the prescription drugs whose price…
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Letter: Imperative to fund Alzheimer’s research, innovation
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Editor: Our priority at the Colorado Gerontological Society is providing seniors with the best care possible, which is why we join the community in recognizing Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases. One in 10 Colorado seniors suffers from Alzheimer’s, and many more family members and friends are impacted by the illness. Fatalities from Alzheimer’s have increased…
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Letter: Bleeding disorders in spotlight this month
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Editor: Every March, the National Hemophilia Foundation observes Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month to advocate and educate on behalf of the nearly 3 million Americans living with hemophilia, von Willebrand’s disease and other bleeding disorders. Supporters can participate in the “Red Tie Challenge” by uploading a photo or short video wearing a red tie and pledging…
