Recent U.S. free trade agreements have included language regulating the way in which member countries manage their pharmaceutical drug coverage and reimbursement programs. The U.S.-Australia agreement was the first to such provisions, followed by the U.S.-Korea agreement which expanded upon…
The U.S. has recently begun to include in free trade agreements provisions regarding government health care programs which reimburse entities for prescription drugs. The U.S.-Australia free trade agreement was the first to include such provisions, followed by the U.S.-Korea Free…
Recent free trade agreements with Korea and Australia have included provisions regulating pharmaceutical reimbursement programs operated at the “central level of government” of member countries. Currently, the U.S. is in negotiations to complete the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, which…
As the latest round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement starts this week in Vietnam, some member countries are publicly defending their prescription drug reimbursement programs. If the TPP agreement contains language similar to the…
The U.S. has recently begun to include in free trade agreements provisions regarding government health care programs which reimburse entities for prescription drugs. The U.S.-Australia free trade agreement was the first to include such provisions, followed by the U.S.-Korea Free…