Medicare Negotiation
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Make IRA Better
Read more: Make IRA BetterOn April 15, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First.” The EO directly aims to modify drug pricing. Section 3 of the EO, focused on improvement to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), has three components to it – (1) improving the Medicare drug price negotiation…
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340B, Caught my eye, Drug Prices, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Transaction Facilitator, Medicare Transaction Facilitator, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, State-based Reform, UncategorizedCaught my eye — 4/4/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 4/4/25Mom and Pop Going Broke. The economics of pharmacies are fascinating. Like did you know they usually lose money on brand-name drugs? A pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) law in Montana would help those pharmacies get closer to at least breaking even and make sure they get dispensing fees. I thought this KFF piece was a…
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Caught my eye — 03/28/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 03/28/25There are some weeks you get to Friday and it’s just nice. The anticipation of some dopamine, some relaxation over the weekend. There are other weeks where you barrel into Friday and cram everything in so that 5 pm can arrive with a cocktail. Guess which week I’m having… three quick things you should know.…
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Caught my eye, Generics, Healthcare Costs, ICER, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicaid, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part D, Orphan Drugs, State-based Reform, ValueCaught my eye — 03/07/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 03/07/25Tuesday morning, I spent the first half of the day convinced it was Wednesday, and yet, despite that mental setback, the rest of the week has flown by. Feels like a win. Killing me softly. Overall, glad to see the stories recognizing how the uncertainty of federal research dollars is impacting NIH summer internships, graduate…
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Caught my eye, Healthcare Costs, ICER, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part D, Obesity, ValueCaught my eye — 2/14/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 2/14/25Roses are red. Violets are blue. I love health policy, how about you? Public Health Gap: This week a poll found that a quarter of Americans see healthcare access and affordability as their top public health concern and think it would be best solved on the federal level. Among Democrats, 32% had it as their…
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Affordable Care Act, Caught my eye, Cell and Gene, CMMI, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part D, Medicare Transaction Facilitator, Pharmacy Benefit ManagersCaught my eye — 2/7/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 2/7/25In the DC area, with many family, friends and neighbors working for the federal government, these last few weeks have felt downright crappy. Furloughs, contracts being upended, fear about what’s next — all for people who love their jobs serving the public. It isn’t a fork in the road, it feels like a game of…
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Caught my eye — 1/24/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 1/24/25I am pretty sure January is actually the whole first half of the year. Bears and hibernation might have the right idea. Old Hat Already: I hit send last week and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of 2027 Medicare negotiated drugs. Overall it felt like just another announcement with…
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340B, Caught my eye, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part D, Pharmacy Benefit ManagersCaught my eye — 1/16/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 1/16/25Tell me a Story. If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, you know that I love a good lawsuit filing. Sometimes the lawyers get a little spicy. Teva filed suit against the federal government for the Inflation Reduction Act and it has a few gems: The suit is different from others that have…
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340B, Caught my eye, Drug Prices, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part D, Pharmacy Benefit ManagersCaught my eye — 1/10/25
Read more: Caught my eye — 1/10/25There are some weeks where your long-term success could be impacted if you’re not on top of what’s happening, this isn’t one of those weeks. But these things are cumulative so, if need help on the regular with strategy and health policy (like figuring out what you need to pay attention to, help understanding the…
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Caught my eye, Drug Prices, Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare Negotiation, Medicare Part DCaught my eye — 11/22/24
Read more: Caught my eye — 11/22/24As we look ahead to next week and Thanksgiving, I have to say thank you to you for subscribing and reading. I got the stuffing knocked out of me this summer but knowing that this group of subscribers hangs in there and continues to read is nice. As I look ahead to the next year,…
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