William Smith, Author at CommonWealth Magazine

William Smith

Visiting Fellow, Pioneer Institute

Stories by William Smith

Bill filed by Neal would devastate life sciences

Legislation would vastly expand price controls on drugs

drugs, medical, pharmaceutical, pharmacy

Legislature should act on bill to limit out-of-pocket drug costs

Legislation would rein in pharmacy benefit managers

drugs, prescription, medical, sick, pharmacy

Senate misfires with prescription drug bill

Cost increases more driven by rising utilization than prices

drugs, prescription, medical, sick, pharmacy

DC spending bill bad news for Mass. pharmaceutical sector and patients

Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget bill would stifle innovation with price controls

drugs, prescription, medical, sick, pharmacy

A rush to judgment on Alzheimer’s drug

Institute should wait for more data before pricing pronouncement

The folly of Baker’s drug price control plan

Governor ignores fundamentals of economics

Stop the war on drug coupons

State shouldn't block efforts that can lower patient expenses

Gene editing for plants could feed the world

New tech might avoid public unease with GMOs

Baker’s Orwellian drug pricing policy

AG referral is the criminalization of a policy dispute

Sudders takes wrong tack on drug costs

Regulating pharmaceutical prices would kill innovation

drugs, prescription, medical, sick, pharmacy

Taming MassHealth drug costs

State should explore 'value-based' purchasing