1. Policy process / Alan Lyles -- 2. Federal legislative process / Valerie Heitshusen -- 3. Role of federal regulations and how they are developed / Curtis W. Copeland -- 4. Access, quality, and cost / Julie A. Schmittdiel and Marsha Raebel -- 5. Why is medication use less than appropriate? /...

The pharmaceutical industry -- The biotechnology industry -- Generics and biosimilars -- The global pharmaceutical industry -- The demand for pharmaceuticals -- The demand for pharmaceuticals in major international markets -- Pharmaceutical prices -- Economic evaluation of new drugs -- Pricing...

When the Medicare program was created in 1965, outpatient prescription drugs were left out of the benefit package, a decision that maintained consistency with standard private insurance plans of the time. Cost was one factor behind the exclusion, but a more fundamental reason related to the role...

An Englishman once watched his first American football game. He looked intently as the team gathered into a huddle after each play. His American host asked him what he thought of the proceedings. “Not a bad sport,” remarked the visitor, “but they do seem to engage in an excessive number of...