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Prescription Drugs

Learn more about spending and pricing for prescription drugs, the dangers of opioid abuse arising from prescribed opioids and illicit substances, and solutions to lower spending.

Webinar

November 14, 2024.

Reducing the Rx Burden: Pathways to Lower Drug Prices and Increase Access

This webinar will explore factors contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs and strategies used to extend patent protection and how patent reforms can make drugs more affordable.

Health Care Management / Cost & Quality / Prescription Drugs

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Webinar

December 04, 2023

Growing Combination Drug Use and The Overdose Crisis

Prescription Drugs / Substance Use

Mini-Infographics

Published on: April 06, 2023.

Record High Drug Shortages in the US

Affordability / Prescription Drugs

Infographics

Published on: July 21, 2022. Updated on: July 28, 2022.

Visualizing the Impact of the Opioid Overdose Crisis

Prescription Drugs / Social Determinants of Health / Substance Use

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Grantees Covering Prescription Drugs

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Journalism Grants

January 01, 2026 - December 31, 2026

2026 Health Coverage Fellowship for Journalists

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Advocate

Journalism Grants

January 01, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Louisiana at Heavy Risk: A Year-Long Reporting Project on the State’s Obesity Crisis

The Advocate

PBS News Hour

Journalism Grants

January 01, 2026 - December 31, 2026

The Price We Pay for GLP-1s

PBS News Hour

Sih-Ting Cai, Indiana University

Research Grants

January 01, 2026 - December 31, 2026

GLP-1 Adoption and Its Downstream Effects on Health Spending and Utilization Among Privately Insured Adults with Diabetes and Obesity

Sih-Ting Cai, Indiana University