Will The Inflation Reduction Act Really Cut Drug Prices?
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, signed into law by President Biden in August, includes several provisions to lower prescription drug costs for people with Medicare and reduce drug spending by the federal government. What are the provisions? How will it impact healthcare? And why is big Pharma pushing back?
TOPICS:
(1:49) What are the prescription drug provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act?
(9:26) Why is pharma upset about the Inflation Reduction Act?
(12:18) Is innovation threatened by US drug pricing control?
(14:50) What is the potential healthcare impact of the Inflation Reduction Act?
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