San Diego City Wire

Medical Professor: Federal drug discount program that serves 174 CA hospitals has become ‘a lucrative space where profits often outweigh patients’

By San Diego City Wire News Service | Dec 18, 2024

An assistant professor at Tulane University School of Medicine said the federal 340b drug discount program has “strayed from its original purpose” and is now “a case study in how good intentions can go astray.”

Airline Trade Group: San Diego County tourism threatened by proposed credit card regulations

By San Diego City Wire News Service | Apr 29, 2024

New credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate could threaten California’s $134.4 billion tourism industry by eliminating airline credit cards and reward points for travelers, said Marli Collier, managing director at Airlines for America (A4A).

4 La Jolla biopharma companies could be negatively impacted by Inflation Reduction Act drug provision

By San Diego City Wire News Service | Apr 22, 2024

A provision of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) could threaten investments in "small molecule" drug development, said the head of the Pasadena-based Pacific Research Institute (PRI).

39 San Diego biopharma companies could be negatively impacted by Inflation Reduction Act drug provision

By San Diego City Wire News Service | Apr 22, 2024

A provision of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) could threaten investments in "small molecule" drug development, said the head of the Pasadena-based Pacific Research Institute (PRI).