Yesterday on The Hill’s Congress Blog, our President and CEO John J. Castellani discussed the Congressional Budget Office’s new methodology for calculating the cost of Medicare policies to reflect the effect of prescription medicines on total medical costs. This is the first time prescription medicines have been distinguished with a broad certification of achieving savings on other Medicare costs, [...]

On Tuesday during the State of the Union, President Obama said, “Now is not the time to cut…job-creating investments in science and innovation.” Prior to the State of the Union, our President and CEO John J. Castellani also addressed innovation, noting that the decisions we make now as they relate to health care “will directly [...]

Aside from the acai-blueberry-broccoli-pomegranate-pineapple-kiwi-strawberry flavoring you put in your glass of water every day, are you curious about what else is in it? Lots of folks are, and there’s been quite a bit of online “discussion” about a new study on the effects of pharmaceutical products in the water supply.  Problem is, when you really [...]