The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing (CSRxP) announced its endorsement of the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (“CREATES”) Act, a bill introduced today in the Unites States Senate. Read More
"This MEDPAC report confirms exactly what we have been saying: rising drug prices are putting a colossal burden on America’s health care system and now total nearly 20 percent of health care spending. Without market-based solutions like transparency, competition, and value, we can only expect the problem to get worse.” Read More
“The pharmaceutical industry’s habit of hiking prices on life-saving medications is appalling. Our campaign has been active in drawing attention to the price spikes on naloxone and we welcome this bipartisan effort to expose pharma’s price gouging tactics." Read More
The American Gastroenterological Association announced today that it has joined the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing, a broad-based campaign working to curb rising drug costs. AGA, which has 16,000 members involved in all aspects of gastroenterology around the globe, adds its voice to the hospitals, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, health plans, patients, and employers already promoting CSRxP’s solutions of transparency, competition, and value in the prescription drug market. Read More
We need to move toward market-based solutions to increase transparency, promote competition, and enhance value. For the millions of Americans living with chronic conditions - including allergies and arthritis, these solutions cannot come soon enough. Read More
"Drug companies seem to be taking advantage of increased demand for Naloxone during this public health crisis by raising the price of a literally lifesaving medication," said John Rother, executive director of the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing. Read More
"Annual prescription price hikes are driving the overall increase in health care costs and making health care less affordable for Americans. Today's S&P report confirms what we've been saying — these increases in drug cost are unsustainable — and solutions to promote transparency, increase competition, and focus on value must be advanced," said John Rother, executive director of the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing (CSRxP). Read More
Troubling numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week show nearly 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C – many of which are unaware of their infection. Luckily, this chronic illness is treatable, but at a staggering cost. Read More
The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing (CSRxP) kicked off the week with the introduction of its new policy platform aimed to curb skyrocketing prescription drug prices through increased transparency and competition which results in value. CSRxP’s solutions come at a critical time in the conversation about drug pricing, as this bipartisan issue garners unprecedented attention among policymakers, voters, and presidential candidates. Read More
Drug prices in the United States are too high and sharply rising prescription drug prices threaten the affordability of health care and the vitality of our entire economy. CSRxP has developed market-based reforms that restore a functioning market by increasing transparency, promoting competition and innovation, and that result in value. Read More
Drug prices in the United States are too high and continue to skyrocket. The unsustainable cost of prescription drugs not only puts pressure on the health care system but increasingly; patients, employers, and providers are paying prices that are too high. Read More
The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing (CSRxP) will release market-based policy solutions to curb rising drug prices at a discussion at the Newseum in Washington, DC on Monday, April 25th at 10:00 a.m. Read More