Keyword: healthcare spending

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Drugmakers Face More Scrutiny of Discordant U.S. Prices

11.05.2013 - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer and...

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Brakes on U.S. Health Spending Go Beyond the Recession

07.05.2013 - Slower growth in the pace of U.S. healthcare spending reflects a fundamental change in the use of medical services that could save the country nearly $800 billion in the next...

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French Drugs Market to Shrink Further in 2013

19.03.2013 - Drug sales will shrink further in France this year as government austerity measures curb healthcare spending in Europe's second-biggest drugs market, a study said on Tuesday. The...

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Spain Court Suspends Madrid Prescription Fee Ahead of Ruling

31.01.2013 - Spain's Constitutional Court has stopped the Madrid region adding a flat fee on prescription medicines while it discusses the constitutionality of such a charge, which authorities...

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EU Crisis Piles on Pain for Europe's Drugmakers

26.07.2012 - Europe's sick economy is infecting its pharmaceuticals sector, traditionally one of the region's most successful industries. Price cuts to rein in healthcare spending reached...

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Drugmakers Brace for More Pain, Some Gain in France

18.07.2012 - Lower prices, higher taxes and fewer drugs paid for by the state could be the new regime for France's pharmaceutical industry when the government details plans in September for €2...