The Wrong Prescription At Exactly The Wrong Time: Build Back Better Prescription Negotiation Strategies Will Limit Access To Needed Medications and Chill Innovation

Men’s Health Network (MHN) as do all Americans, want to insure access to affordable, effective and safe medications.  There have been many suggested approaches on how to achieve this goal, including those now being negotiated as part of the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better legislative package.  Analysis of the proposed approaches to achieve the goal...Continue reading

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: African-American Men Are at Highest Rsk

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men and will strike approximately 248,000 men this year and kill more than 34,000, making it second only to lung cancer as the deadliest cancer in men. African-American men are at especially high risk. In fact, among African-American males, prostate cancer accounts for a third...

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Congress Should Put Patients First

Washington, DC (June 10, 2021) – Men’s Health Network (MHN), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness of men’s health issues, released the following statement regarding HR 3, the House’s drug pricing package: While it is encouraging that legislators are working to lower health care costs, it’s imperative that the means of...Continue reading

President Calls Attention to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month In Statement

Men’s Health Network has been involved in prostate cancer awareness and treatment education for over 25 years.  MHN is gratified that President Trump has also recognized the importance of this awareness month. President Donald J. Trump announced his support for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in a statement on Sept. 1. “Prostate cancer is the most...Continue reading

Easy-to-Follow Advice for Staying Healthy During the Pandemic–and Beyond

We’d like to give a shout out to Surgeon General Jerome Adams, the nation’s doctor, for his easy-to-follow advice on how to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Watch his video here. Because COVID-19 is spread by respiratory droplets, Adams says, do these three things at a minimum: Wear face masks in public. “Help...Continue reading

Five Key Principles to Sound Prescription Medication Pricing Reform

Congress and policy makers in Washington are intently focused on how to optimally manage the cost of prescription medications.  Many proposals have already been released, and it’s likely that this focus will continue well into the 2020 elections and beyond.  This is perfectly appropriate, given that access to medications is a cornerstone of the management...Continue reading

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