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POLITICO Weekly Trade: Speaking of Tariffs
“There’s a real risk these tariffs will drive up costs and create more uncertainty for millions of patients already struggling to afford their medications,” Merith Basey, CEO of Patients for Affordable Drugs, said in a statement.
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MM+M: What does pharma think about Trump announcing 100% tariffs?
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USA Today: How Trump's 100% drug tariffs could reach consumers pocketbooks
Merith Basey, CEO of Patients for Affordable Drugs, warned that terms of the most favored nation drug pricing deals already announced have “not delivered meaningful savings for the vast majority of American patients.” “What Americans need is structural reform that will be long lasting,” Basey told USA TODAY. “What they don’t need is temporary, voluntary […]
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Patients For Affordable Drugs Responds to Trump’s Announcement On Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs of up to 100% on imported brand-name prescription drugs and their ingredients, Patients For Affordable Drugs CEO Merith Basey released the following statement: “While these tariffs aim to pressure pharmaceutical corporations into U.S. manufacturing and Most Favored Nation agreements, the current MFN deals remain opaque and voluntary, and have […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients For Affordable Drugs today announced the addition of new leaders to its board of directors, further strengthening the organization’s expertise and continued growth. “Our new board members bring a depth of knowledge across medicine, law, public health, and business, along with patient experience — exactly the expertise this fight demands,” said Merith Basey, CEO […]
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New P4AD Analysis: Pharma Hikes Prices on Cancer Drugs, While Lobbying to Obstruct Reform
Analysis is part of a new series on Pharma-driven price hikes of essential medicines WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients For Affordable Drugs released a new analysis showing that drugmakers are raising prices on lifesaving oncology medications while lobbying to delay Medicare Drug Price Negotiation programs — reinforcing a pattern of price hikes alongside efforts to weaken reforms. In the […]
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Analysis is part of a new series on Pharma-driven price hikes of essential medicines WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients For Affordable Drugs is releasing a new analysis finding that pharmaceutical companies raised prices on rare disease drugs just a few months after the passage of the ORPHAN Cures Act in the 2025 Reconciliation Package, which weakened […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients For Affordable Drugs (P4AD) filed its sixth patient-centered amicus brief defending the Medicare Negotiation Program, this time in the District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals, where Teva Pharmaceuticals is appealing its failed attempt to strike down the program. The brief underscores the real-world impact of lower prices for patients and responds to legal […]