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AMP is WAC — 7/10/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 7/10/25Last Saturday I was in the customs line in Amsterdam and the agent smirked and said, “Big Beautiful Bill, huh?” I wanted to say something, but I was mostly impressed that he was following U.S. news more closely than a lot of Americans. Caught my Eye 340No. IQVIA released a study looking at the use…
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Affordable Care Act, Biosimilars, Caught my eye, Employers, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Utilization ManagementAMP is WAC — 6/27/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 6/27/25In case you think I’m opinionated, just know that it could be so.much.worse. I often write something and then hit backspace, backspace, backspace. You’re welcome? Off next week for the 4th of July. Caught my Eye Tradeoffs. Last week USC put out a paper that reviewed how many Medicare Part D beneficiaries will likely pay…
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AMP is WAC — 06/20/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 06/20/25All the summer Friday vibes today, including a cocktail in mind for later. I’ve been trying to top the Paper Plane and the Broken Plane is close. Any other recs, let me know. In the meantime, to-do list in hand and ready to hit the ground running. Caught my Eye Hit Us with Your Best…
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AMP is WAC — 6/13/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 6/13/25Caught my Eye Make Believe. This week we were wondering if the Administration would put out information on what the Most Favored Nation (MFN) would be for drugs; that is what is the best price for each drug in a set of country’s that have a GDP at least 60% of ours. But there have…
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AMP is WAC — 06/06/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 06/06/25I love this time of year, it feels nostalgic. All sorts of changes are going on with students graduating or changing schools with the hum of music and the whiff of sunscreen ever present in the background. Or maybe I just long for simpler times? Caught my Eye Waiting Game. This week the Department of…
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340B, Caught my eye, COVID, Drug Prices, Medicaid, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part D, Medicare Transaction Facilitator, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Reference Pricing, State-based Reform, VaccinesAMP is WAC — 05/30/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 05/30/25I do love a Monday off. It somehow feels like an a double-treat – you get the Monday off and the week flies by. Yes we had to cram more meetings and work into the shorter week but totally worth it. Caught my Eye Processed Over. This week the Secretary of Health and Human Services,…
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340B, Alzheimer’s, Biosimilars, Caught my eye, Drug Prices, Generics, Healthcare Costs, Importation, Medicaid, State-based ReformAMP is WAC — 05/23/25
Read more: AMP is WAC — 05/23/25It’s the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, let’s blow this pop (pup?) stand. I’m playing with the format of these posts so let me know what you think. The aim is to be more of a newsletter than a blog, but still give you everything you need to know in just a few minutes a…
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Caught my eye — 5/16/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 5/16/25This week I’ve repeatedly spoken to groups about the President’s Executive Order (EO) on Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing and I feel a little vulnerable. I am often “authentic” in my explanations. I recognize that to many people I seem biased on a lot of issues but, in my defense, I find most politics maddening…
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Caught my eye — 5/09/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 5/09/25Direct Cost. I’ve written about the cuts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but I’m not sure I was clear on the impact on pharmaceutical manufacturers. Pharma relies on basic research for its drugs, and they also rely on scientists that have been trained in graduate schools and post-doctoral fellowships to develop and advance…
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Caught my eye — 5/2/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 5/2/25It has been a week that has rushed by and yet Monday feels like very long time ago. You know these kinds of weeks. So, let’s do a quick roundup of what made me pause between the stimulation overload of Vegas. And So it Begins? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suffered huge staffing…
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