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.
“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.”
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.
MGA has released a new report today, “Understanding Drug Rebates and Their Role in Promoting Competition,” authored by founder and CEO Alex Brill.
