Jan 12, 2026 | Acquisition Cost Index (ACI), Biosimilar, Brand Name Drugs, Drug costs, High-value formulary, MedBen Rx, News, Patient assistance program, Pharmacogenomics, Rx Costs, Rx prices
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are planning to raise list prices on at least 350 brand-name medications in the United States beginning in 2026, up from 250 drugs last year, according to new data from health care research firm 3 Axis Advisors. These increases reflect...
Jul 11, 2023 | Brand Name Drugs, Generic Drugs, MedBen Rx, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, Savings, Specialty Drugs, Transparency, Value
A new playbook from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions lists the top 10 concerns employer health plans have with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): Promoting drugs with higher prices when lower-price options are availableOffering preferred...
Mar 21, 2023 | Brand Name Drugs, Diabetes, Generic Drugs, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Savings
Earlier this month, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced that it cutting the cost of two of its prescription brand insulins, Humalog and Humulin, by 70%, and capping out-of-pocket costs for privately insured patients at $35 a month. Competing...
Jan 7, 2022 | Brand Name Drugs, Generic Drugs, MedBen Rx, Pharmacies, Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs
GoodRx is currently compiling a list of drugs that will cost consumers more in 2022. By January 17, 669 drugs will have experienced price increases, with an average increase of 5.0%. All but 11 on the list are brand-name medications. The list includes such well-known...
Jun 14, 2021 | Brand Name Drugs, Comparative Effectiveness, MedBen Rx, Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs
The prices of 260 popular brand-name prescription drugs rose 3% from 2019 to 2020 – twice as much as the 1.3% rate of inflation during the same period, according to a new AARP report. Their analysis also found that over the past 15 years, prices of 65 common brands...
Jan 10, 2021 | Brand Name Drugs, MedBen Rx, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Specialty Drugs
GoodRx has compiled a list of drugs that saw manufacturer price increases in January 2021. In total, 589 drugs – all but seven of them brand-name medications – increased in price, by an average of 4.2%. Among the better known brand-name drugs on the list are Humira...
