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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. Because… Dan: Bob’s new job meant… a new insurance plan for the family. Dan: Another addition: Manufacturer coupons. That list is called “the formulary.”

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Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

Common Sense Family Doctor

In 1998, a Letter to the Editor in American Family Physician expressed concerns about the relatively new practice of pharmaceutical advertising directly to patients. The annual price of risankizumab is $288,000, so this is still a huge bargain for the company given the potential returns. If it did, why give it for free? But it is not free.

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Gun Violence Reduction Law Further Extends Moratorium on Trump-Era Rebate Rule

FDA Law Blog

If and when implemented, the amendments will likely force Medicare Part D plans and their PBMs to pass drug manufacturer rebates through to pharmacies to reduce out-of-pocket expenses of Part D enrollees, which would be a dramatic change from current practice.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

GeriPal

And when you look at the numbers, actually last year in 2023, even though we’re in a recovery phase, there were more than 75,000 deaths. The impact on families. And because MRNA vaccine someone nimbly manufacture, they can say hey, let’s just make a vaccine based on what’s currently circulating. The impact on.