Press Release Archives

Walmart Joins Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

Apr 19, 2016

“It’s important to Walmart to help find solutions to health care costs that continue to rise for individuals and the companies that insure them. With more than 1.1 million associates and family members on Walmart’s health care plans and millions of customers that visit pharmacies in our stores and clubs each week, we understand the importance of quality, affordable health care," said Sally Welborn, senior vice president of global benefits at Walmart. Read More

Nurse Anesthetists Sign on to Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

Apr 14, 2016

Today the National Coalition on Health Care Action Fund announced that the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has joined the coalition’s Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing which works to find market-based solutions to rising prescription drug prices. Read More

American Academy of Neurology Joins Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

Mar 29, 2016

Today the National Coalition on Health Care Action Fund announced that the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has officially joined the coalition’s Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing. The American Academy of Neurology represents 30,000 members and is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. Read More

AARP Joins Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

Mar 3, 2016

Today the National Coalition of Health Care announced that AARP has officially joined the coalition’s Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of nearly 38 million Americans and shares the Campaign’s goal of finding market-based solutions to reverse the trend of high and rising prescription drug prices. Read More

Statement on President Obama’s FY 2017 Proposed Budget

Feb 9, 2016

"Today the president took an important step in his FY 2017 Budget to support transparency in the market and provide new information to consumers. CSRxP welcomes this step and encourages Congress and the Administration to take action to make prescription drugs affordable for all Americans.” Read More

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Joins the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

Feb 3, 2016

"ASHP joins the Campaign at an important time and adds a crucial voice to our effort. Pharmacists are on the frontlines of the fight to make prescription drugs affordable,” noted John Rother, executive director of the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing. "We are thrilled to have ASHP join this effort as we seek to find market-based solutions that can reduce drug prices for consumers, providers, and the U.S health care system." Read More

Anthem and Eli Lilly Announce Collaborative Effort to Combat High Cost Drugs

Jan 29, 2016

"I am encouraged to see Eli Lilly and Anthem begin a dialogue around increasing prescription drug prices. Their collaboration illustrates the widespread effort needed to find a sustainable, market-based solution, but it is just one step on a long road." Read More

Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing Announces Communications Director

Jan 8, 2016

The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing (CSRxP) is pleased to announce that Allison Schneider has joined as communications director. Allison will lead the Campaign’s communications efforts both inside the beltway in Washington, D.C. and with state and local media throughout the country. Read More

Patients Struggle With High Drug Prices

Dec 31, 2015

Recent treatments for hepatitis C, cancer and multiple sclerosis that cost from $50,000 annually to well over $100,000 helped drive up total U.S. prescription-drug spending 12.2% in 2014, five times the prior year’s growth rate, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. High drug prices can translate to patient costs of thousands of dollars a year. Out-of-pocket prescription-drug costs rose 2.7% in 2014, according to CMS. Read More

Drug pricing will continue to loom large in 2016

Dec 28, 2015

Of all the health care issues that loomed large this past year, none was more controversial — and compelling — than pharmaceutical pricing. Wall Street may have cheered the added revenue, but pricing strategies were increasingly under attack. Poll after poll found most Americans believe prices are too high. And more lawmakers — and presidential candidates — are listening. Read More

Prime Therapeutics Joins the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

Dec 21, 2015

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), an independent pharmacy benefit manager overseeing pharmacy benefits for health plans, employers, and government programs including Medicare and Medicaid, recently joined the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing (CSRxP). The coalition is a broad-based organization committed to raising awareness about high drug prices and advancing positive, market-oriented solutions to the affordability crisis caused by escalating drug prices. Read More

Rx Pricing – A Year in Review

Dec 17, 2015

Drug pricing has been a hot topic in 2015 — and what a year it has been! As… Read More