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Franken and Schakowsky Drug Pricing Bill Contains Prize Fund for Antibiotics, Delinkage Study

Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., and Representative Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., along with various high-ranking Democrats in the House and Senate, introduced the Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act (S. 771 and H.R. 1776) on March 29, 2017. The bill contains a provision that would create a prize fund for antibiotics. The prize fund would initially Read more about Franken and Schakowsky Drug Pricing Bill Contains Prize Fund for Antibiotics, Delinkage Study[…]

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India, With Brazil, Proposes Delinkage Feasibility Study in WHA Cancer Resolution

During negotiations on the cancer resolution at the World Health Organization Executive Board meeting in January 2017, India, with the support of Brazil, proposed adding language to a resolution on cancer that would require the WHO to conduct a feasibility study on the creation of a multi-country push and pull fund for cancer research and Read more about India, With Brazil, Proposes Delinkage Feasibility Study in WHA Cancer Resolution[…]

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December 2016 Meeting on Delinkage in U.S. Senate

On December 2, 2016, Knowledge Ecology International hosted a technical meeting on delinkage at the United States Senate. The meeting included panels on various aspects of delinkage, including end product prizes, open source dividends, and antibiotics. Slide presentations from the meeting are available on the KEI website. A recording of the event is on YouTube.

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Dr. Peter Bach Endorses Delinkage for Orphan Drugs

At an October 21, 2016 Partnership for Quality Care drug pricing forum at the Kaiser Permanent Center for Total Health in Washington, D.C., Dr. Peter Bach, the Director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, endorsed the idea of delinkage in connection with his proposals on value-based pricing. In particular, Read more about Dr. Peter Bach Endorses Delinkage for Orphan Drugs[…]