Drugs, money, and secret handshakes : the unstoppable growth of prescription drug prices / Robin Feldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldman, Robin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmaceutical industry--Economic aspects.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Drugs--Cost effectiveness.

Drugs.

Pharmaceutical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In the warped world of prescription drug pricing, generic drugs can cost more than branded ones, old drugs can be relaunched at astronomical prices, and low-cost options are shut out of the market. In Drugs, Money and Secret Handshakes, Robin Feldman shines a light into the dark corners of the pharmaceutical industry to expose a web of shadowy deals in which higher-priced drugs receive favorable treatment and patients are channeled toward the most expensive medicines. At the center of this web are the highly secretive middle players who establish coverage levels for patients and negotiate with drug companies. By offering lucrative payments to these middle players (as well as to doctors and hospitals), drug companies ensure that inexpensive drugs never gain traction. This system of perverse incentives has delivered the kind of exorbitant drug prices - and profits - that everyone loves except for those who pay the bills.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The landscape - where do the dollars flow; 3. PBMs and insurers; 4. Pharmacies, doctors, and patient groups; 5. May your drug price be ever green; 6. Solutions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Mar 2019).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108687676

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.