Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
House Bill 570 would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which would be responsible for analyzing the affordability of certain high-priced prescription drugs and then instituting price limits to protect consumers from the highest cost of drugs.
I have seen firsthand how affordable medicine can transform families and communities. I grew up in Richmond, one of four children. My family members and I have experienced many of the health conditions that come from the trauma of racism in this city and nation. My...
In Virginia, most new statutes go into effect on July 1 of any given year, coinciding with the state’s fiscal year. But most years also see a few straggler laws take effect on Jan. 1, and 2024 is one of them. One new statute that will benefit many Virginians...
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Virginians who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
A poll released this week by the Virginia Interfaith Center, a member of the Virginians for Paid Sick Days Coalition, found that a whopping 88% of Virginians support a requirement that employers provide paid sick leave to their workers. Specifically, the poll asked...
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
November’s General Assembly elections will likely have a meaningful impact on how much Virginians spend for prescription medication. Via both words and actions, Republicans and Democrats are demonstrating which side of prescription drug affordability they’re on. In...
Elections have consequences, and one of the groups most keenly aware of this fact are big special interest groups – among them, the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (aka PhRMA). After benefiting from Republican control of the governorship and...
The provision, signed into law by President Biden, will significantly lower out-of-pocket drug costs for many of the nearly 1.1 million Virginia seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D coverage.
