Lowering drug prices for Medicare

Dick Taffe — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:42:12 +0000

Deep in the healthcare-reform debate is a discussion of how Congress could lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in Medicare “Part D.” School of Law Professor Kevin Outterson, an authority on pharmaceutical law, has some provocative ideas. In a paper published in Health Affairs, Outterson details an approach to reducing drug prices for seniors by providing medications to low-income elderly through Medicaid rather than Medicare.

Contact Kevin Outterson, 617-353-3103, mko@bu.edu

Healthcare-reform debate intensifies

Dick Taffe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:01:03 +0000

With major healthcare-reform bills expected to be introduced this month, President Obama is ratcheting up the public heat on Congress to agree on a measure to both expand coverage and cut costs. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of the upcoming “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can put the politics in context.

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu

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Lowering drug prices for Medicare

Healthcare-reform debate intensifies