Global Coalition On The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced a critical distinction between small and large molecule drugs that threatens innovation and access to life-saving treatments, especially for older adults, cancer patients, rural communities, and those with chronic or rare diseases. This GCOA policy brief explores how the IRA’s “pill penalty” disincentivizes the development of small molecule therapies, which are often more affordable, accessible, and are essential to healthy aging. Further, the report outlines the IRA’s disproportionate impact on these vulnerable populations and the broader implications for U.S. innovation, and how congressional action through the EPIC Act may help to correct this policy imbalance.
Latest Developments
We keep our members and partners in touch with the most recent updates and opinions in the worldwide dialogue on population longevity and related issues.
Joe Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot’ May be Derailed by New Policies, Including His Own
For almost a decade, President Biden has championed a bold “cancer moonshot” — an initiative he first launched in 2016, revived early in his administration, and reiterated during this year’s State of the Union.
It is a laudable goal, especially for an aging nation where cancer and chronic disease are on the rise. There’s just one problem: Recent federal and state policies are poised to derail the incredible progress made in oncology since 2016. A rash of policies now threatens to limit access and slow progress towards new breakthroughs.
24 Jun 2024
Global Coalition on Aging, Leading G7 Government Officials, Call for Incentivized Antibiotic Innovation
The Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), in partnership with the Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association (JPMA), and public health leaders call on G7 governments to fund pull incentives and make “fair share” investments in antibiotic innovation to fight the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. GCOA, JPMA, and health and government officials from the European Union, Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom recently convened to discuss how G7 countries must respond. GCOA today published a report detailing takeaways from the closed-door meeting, “The Role of G7 Governments in Global Efforts to Encourage Antimicrobial Development Through a Pull Incentive: Challenges and Collaboration.”
08 May 2024
Kishida and Biden Face a Similar Demographic Crisis
Your front page story “Japan wrestles with age-old problem as population declines at record rate” (Report, April 13) and the letter in the same edition from Tim Hill, “A gently declining population is no reason to panic”, both describe what all societies face as they modernise in the 21st century.
17 Apr 2024
2024 AMR Preparedness Index Progress Report Highlights Urgent Need For Global Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Today, the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) launched the 2024 AMR Preparedness Index Progress Report. Released in the lead up to the United Nations General Assembly 2024 High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) this September, the 2024 Progress Report assesses how the eleven largest global economies have advanced on calls to action laid out in the 2021 AMR Preparedness Index.
15 Feb 2024
New Global Analysis Across Five Cities Shows Inequities in Adult Immunization Uptake, Signaling Need to Redesign Local and National Policy Interventions
GSK, in collaboration with the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), announced a new report from the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science (IQVIA Institute). The report, funded by GSK, explores the role of social and structural determinants of health in adult vaccine access and uptake across five global cities with strong data about their aging populations: Bangkok, Thailand; Brussels, Belgium; Chicago, US; Manchester, United Kingdom; and New York City, US.
06 Dec 2023
A New Model for Healthy Aging: Fostering Innovation to Meet the Needs of an Aging Population
In Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, one in four residents is older than sixty-five — and that’s the youngest the population will be for a long while to come. Policy makers around the globe would do well to take notes from their response to the aging megatrend.
04 Dec 2023
‘Adult vaccination plays an essential role in healthy ageing, so let’s prioritise prevention and make it a new standard of care
Adult immunisation is key to building sustainable health systems, workforces and societies. So what will it take to make it a standard of care, similar to pediatric immunisation and cancer screenings?
04 Dec 2023
Postpone Social Security for the Sake of the Young?
The current United States Social Security system is unprepared for the demographic shift presented by the aging megatrend.
20 Nov 2023
‘EngAGE with Heart’ initiative seeks to combat heart disease in Baltimore
On Oct. 29, Baltimore leaders and the Global Coalition on Aging along, with Rev. Dr. Terris Andre King Sr., host pastor of Liberty Grace Church of God in Ashburton, officially launched “EngAGE With Heart.” The health initiative is designed to combat heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in Baltimore City.
20 Nov 2023
New Report From the Global Coalition on Aging Highlights the Connection Between Adult Immunization and Economic Health in Aging APEC Region
As leaders from across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region convene in San Francisco over the next week, a new report from the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) points to investments in healthy aging as a growing economic imperative amid the region’s changing demographics. According to the new report, programs that keep populations healthy, active, and productive – like adult immunization – are increasingly becoming a prerequisite for economic stability and growth.
09 Nov 2023