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Lucas Miller

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A physician points to a prescription drug as they hand it to a patient.

The Future of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Pharmaceutical Innovation

January 22nd, 2024 - Lucas Miller

One of the most publicized provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the section mandating that a small subset of the most expensive pharmaceutical products in the U.S. be subject to Medicare price negotiations. The provision applies only to a minorit... More »

New Evidence on E-Cigarette Taxes Highlights Competing Benefits and Pitfalls

July 11th, 2023 - Lucas Miller

Cigarette use in the United States has been on a consistent downward trend in recent decades, dropping from 20.9% to 12.5% between 2005 and 2020. However, the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) has counteracted this reduction in tobacco ... More »