Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images The WGA and AMPTP resumed negotiations today, and it looks like things may be looking up. Both sides released a joint statement, which simply read “The WGA and AMPTP met for bargaining today and will meet again tomorrow.” It’s a far cry from the competing narratives via press release that previous… Continue reading WGA & AMPTP Issue Joint Statement on Negotiations
Tag: Negotiations
Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, kicking off a landmark program that is expected to reduce the government’s drug spending but is being fought by the pharmaceutical industry in court. The medications on the list are taken by millions of older Americans… Continue reading Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations
WGA, AMPTP to Resume Negotiations After 101 Days on Strike
Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images It appears the WGA and AMPTP’s meeting to talk about meeting successfully yielded … a meeting. On the 101st day of the writers’ strike, the guild told its members that AMPTP lead negotiator Carol Lombardini has invited the WGA negotiating committee to resume talks. “We expect the AMPTP to provide responses… Continue reading WGA, AMPTP to Resume Negotiations After 101 Days on Strike
Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations
The pharmaceutical industry, which suffered a stinging defeat last year when President Biden signed a law authorizing Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription medicines, is now waging a broad-based assault on the measure — just as the negotiations are about to begin. The law, the Inflation Reduction Act, is a signature legislative achievement for… Continue reading Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations