New MGA Analysis Finds Drug Rebates Not Associated with List Price Increases
In a new report, MGA examines the role of rebates among a subset of prescription drugs with the biggest price hikes between 2018 and 2023.
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“Alex Brill, CEO of the economic consulting firm Matrix Global Advisors and a senior fellow at AEI, said it is “unnecessary” to require PBMs to pass the rebates along to plans.”
Q&A: Maura Keefe and Alex Brill Discuss Understanding Drug Rebates and Their Role in Promoting Competition
Alex Brill, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and CEO of Matrix Global Advisors, recently sat down with CAPD spokesperson Maura Keefe to discuss his latest report for CAPD.
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“The rebate rule came out of a concern about rising drug prices,” said Brill. “But it is a policy that is chock full of unintended consequences. If it were implemented, we’d have fewer discounts. That’s definitely not going to lower overall spending in the healthcare sector.”
MGA Report Cited in Forbes Article on Rising Prescription Drug Prices
In his Forbes article, Ike Brannon discusses the blame game being played in Washington in regards to skyrocketing drug prices. MGA’s report “Understanding Drug Rebates and Their Role in Promoting Competition” was utilized by Brannon to bolster the argument that it is the drug companies who are responsible for drug pricing.
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