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US drug price controls threaten innovation, critics warn

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A Biden-era policy, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, is criticized for empowering the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to impose price controls on certain Medicare drugs. This move, described as price-setting rather than negotiation, is predicted to discourage investment in new medicines, with some analyses showing a significant decline in small-molecule medicine investment. A proposed rule change by CMS could further harm innovation by grouping separately approved follow-on treatments into older price controls, potentially stifling the development of improved drug formulations and uses. AI

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Steve Forbes, Forbes Staff ·

    America Should Reward— Not Penalize—Better Medicines

    It would be medical malpractice to continue—and indeed expand—a particularly bad Biden-era healthcare initiative.

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