
Prescription drugs play an ever-increasing role in health care and in discussions of health care costs. Both public and private research organizations spend billions of dollars each year developing and testing drug therapies, and the federal government spends considerable time and money regulating this activity. Complex interactions and relationships between the pharmaceutical industry, the health insurance market, and federal and state governments affect all aspects of the prescription drug market—particularly access and cost.
The Forum’s work related to pharmaceuticals addresses private market aspects of the development and delivery of prescription drugs, as well as the role and impact of government regulation and public purchase through Medicare, Medicaid, and the Public Health Service.
Forum Session
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July 22, 2010
Focus on Reform: How a Law Becomes a Reg - Regulatory Processes to Implement Legislation
Forum Session
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July 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Forum Session
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March 12, 2010
Not Your Father's Drug Approval Process: FDAAA and the Evolving Pharmaceutical Marketplace
The Basics
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March 10, 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Forum Session
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December 11, 2009
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine II: Issues Surrounding Industry Funding of Physician Education
Forum Session
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October 30, 2009
Prevention and Early Detection of Health Care Fraud, Abuse, and Waste
Background Paper
No. 70
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August 31, 2009
Coverage and Payment for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part B: A Complex Patchwork
Issue Brief
No. 833
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July 31, 2009
The Medicare Drug Benefit: Update on the Low-Income Subsidy
Forum Session
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May 15, 2009
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine: What's the Problem?
The Basics
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April 13, 2009
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
Fundamentals Briefing
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January 30, 2009
The World of Prescription Drugs: Approvals, Pricing, and Purchasing
Background Paper
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January 28, 2008
Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Policymakers
Background Paper
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May 9, 2007
The Prescription Drug Safety Net: Access to Pharmaceuticals for the Uninsured
Meeting Report
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December 6, 2006
A Report from the Forum Session "Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit" (August 4, 2006)
Forum Session
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August 4, 2006
Complexity, Coordination and Compromise: States and the Medicare Drug Benefit
Forum Session
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March 14, 2006
Caring for “Ryan White”: Balancing Quality, Access, Equity, and Finite Resources
Background Paper
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January 25, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?
Meeting Report
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September 22, 2005
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges for States”
Issue Brief
No. 807
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August 29, 2005
One Pill, Many Prices: Variation in Prescription Drug Prices in Selected Government Programs
Background Paper
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August 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Forum Session
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July 12, 2005
Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Continuing Challenges For States
Forum Session
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June 10, 2005
How Will They Know? Where Will They Go? Education and Outreach for the Medicare Drug Benefit
Forum Session
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December 1, 2004
Implementing the Formulary Requirements Under the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Forum Session
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November 8, 2004
Influenza Vaccine Shortages: Dress Rehearsal for a Future Pandemic? Or Wake-Up Call?
Meeting Report
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August 31, 2004
A Report from the Forum Session “Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States”
Background Paper
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August 27, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Background Paper
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August 24, 2004
Fundamentals of the Prescription Drug Market
Forum Session
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July 22, 2004
Implementing the New Medicare Drug Benefit: Challenges and Opportunities for States
Forum Session
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June 9, 2004
The Economics of Prescription Drug Importation
The Basics
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April 26, 2004
State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Forum Session
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February 6, 2004
Evidence- and Value-Based Approaches to Drug Formularies: What Role Will They Play in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit?
The Basics
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February 4, 2004
Prescription Drug Formularies
Forum Session
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June 17, 2003
Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage: State Efforts to Control Costs
Issue Brief
No. 790
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May 10, 2003
Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage: State Efforts to Control Costs
Small-Group Session
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April 4, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Issue Brief
No. 788
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March 12, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Forum Session
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November 19, 2002
Pharmacy Plus Waivers: Incrementalism at Work
Issue Brief
No. 785
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November 15, 2002
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Availability: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Complexities
Issue Brief
No. 784
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November 12, 2002
Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes: Managing Costs and Quality in a Complex Environment
Forum Session
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July 12, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?
Background Paper
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June 21, 2002
Hatch-Waxman, Generics, and Patents: Balancing Prescription Drug Innovation, Competition, and Affordability
Issue Brief
No. 775
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June 7, 2002
Average Wholesale Price for Prescription Drugs: Is There a More Appropriate Pricing Mechanism?
Site Visit
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April 19, 2002
Food and Drug Administration: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Bethesda, Maryland)
Site Visit
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October 12, 2001
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Issue Brief
No. 762
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April 25, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare?
Forum Session
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April 25, 2001
State-Based Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs: Temporary Fix or Lessons for Medicare?
Forum Session
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September 15, 2000
ASPE's Conference on Pharmaceutical Pricing Practices, Utilization, and Costs: A Recap and Some Further Thoughts
Issue Brief
No. 755
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May 31, 2000
Pharmaceutical Marketplace Dynamics
Forum Session
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May 31, 2000
Pharmaceutical Marketplace Dynamics
Forum Session
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March 31, 2000
Designing a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Safety and Structure Considerations
Forum Session
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March 10, 2000
Beyond Survey Data: Prescription Drugs, Medicare, and Managed Care
Issue Brief
No. 751
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January 7, 2000
Reshaping AHCs' Role in Biomedical Research
Forum Session
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January 7, 2000
Reshaping AHCs' Role in Biomedical Research
Background Paper
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November 1999
The Public Stake in Biomedical Research: A Policy Perspective
Forum Session
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April 8, 1999
Providing Outpatient Prescription Drugs through Medicare: Can We Afford To? Can We Afford Not To?
Background Paper
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March 1999
Providing Outpatient Prescription Drugs through Medicare: Can We Afford To? Can We Afford Not To?
Issue Brief
No. 722
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July 9, 1998
Medicare Coverage and Technology Diffusion: Past, Present, and Future
Forum Session
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July 9, 1998
Medicare Coverage and Technology Diffusion: Past, Present, and Future