The BioCentury Show
The BioCentury Show
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Ep. 64 - NPC CEO John O’Brien: Why America Needs an Honest Conversation About Drug Pricing
33 minutes Posted Jul 11, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Drug Pricing Policy Overview
Inflation Reduction Act
A Byzantine Healthcare System
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Ignorance about the path from scientific discovery to approved drugs, high out-of-pocket costs, and a byzantine healthcare system that obscures net prices while inflating list prices have fueled policies that threaten biomedical progress, John O’Brien, CEO of think tank National Pharmaceutical Council, told BioCentury. In an interview with The BioCentury Show's Steve Usdin, O’Brien, who led efforts to reduce drug prices as an HHS official during the Trump administration, said that whoever win...