Drug Pricing

Prescription drug prices continue to rise, threatening to make vital therapies unaffordable for many patients. Kaiser Permanente believes it is time for a new legal and policy landscape for drug pricing that rewards innovation and discovery, but also provides medicines at prices patients and the health care system can afford.

Drug Policy 101 Series

Drug policy 101: Pharmaceutical marketing tactics

Drug policy 101: Breaking down different types of drug products

Drug policy 101: The state of the pharmaceutical evidence base

Drug policy 101: Drug patents

Drug Pricing Forum

This forum brought together leaders from across sectors together in Washington, D.C. to discuss the drug pricing landscape and elevate effective policy solutions.

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Fast Facts

1 in 4 people in the U.S. have difficulty affording their medication ¹

3 in 10 adults reported skipping their medications because of cost in the past year ²

Specialty drugs are projected to make up 50% of all U.S. pharmacy costs even though they account for a small percentage of prescriptions ³

^1,2 Poll: Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Taking Prescription Drugs Say It’s Difficult to Afford Their Medicines, Kaiser Family Foundation, 2019
³ Medicine Use and Spending in the US, IQVIA Institute, 2018

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