Drug price hikes are back for 2020
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers have raised the sticker prices on hundreds of drugs at the start of 2020, with most of the increases coming under 10%.
The big picture: It may be a new year, but the same drugs are once again subject to the same industry practices.
Between the lines: Political pressure has forced some drugmakers to consider fewer price hikes on their medicines or to keep the increases in single-digit percentages.
Raising prices doesn't necessarily mean net drug spending (after rebates and other discounts given to health insurers) goes up...