Great new analysis from BRG: 1) For 2023, drugmakers receive only half of what plan sponsors and payers spent on brand and generic #drugs. 2) Gross spending-to-net bubble has inflated, from $89B in 2013 to $335B in 2023. ==> drugch.nl/4fNHQvk

That was an absolute clinic put on by Lamar Jackson at the end of the half, leading his team on a 9-play, 90-yard touchdown drive in 1:51 against a team that's historically had his number. Lamar to Bateman 9 yards Lamar to Agholor 25 yards Lamar to Andrews 20 yards Lamar to

Pharmacy benefit managers made billions marking up specialty drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC trib.al/eGL2zt1

Lamar Jackson has 23 TDs to 1 INT on the road this season. Thats BEST ALL TIME. 23:1!!!!!!! Are you kidding me? #RavensFlock

Thoughtful piece from Ge Bai on one of the primary sources of system misalignment in the drug channel: public policies that disincentivize lower list prices and increase our reliance on costly and conflicted intermediaries forbes.com/sites/gebai/20…

🗣️ Baltimore Let’s do what we do…. #RavensFlock

Grateful to SC State Society for the opportunity to attend 2025 Palmetto Presidential Inaugural Ball last night

Huge thanks to AAO for hosting Marisa Salemme and me this morning for a great discussion on the Senate Finance Committee’s bipartisan efforts to tackle Medicare physician payment reform

“I think that we need to reform the #PBMs. I think we need to get rid of all of these vested interests that are draining money from the system…” | BenefitsPRO ow.ly/HZZ650URaFL

Lamar Jackson’s 2024 season: • First QB ever to throw for 4,000+ yards and rush for 900+ yards • First QB ever to have 40+ pass TD and fewer than 5 INT • 119.6 passer rating, 4th best in NFL history This historic season resulted in nothing at NFL Honors. No MVP. No OPOY.

Finance Committee members raised a range of key bipartisan priorities, including PBM reform, clinician payment improvements, Medicare coverage of innovative technologies, AI-enabled innovation, and telehealth expansion, among other topics.

Great panel taking place on Advocating for Quality in Value-Based Care and APMs, moderated by Melissa Medeiros. Panelists: Clifford Ko MD Conor Sheehey & Sarah Levin #ACSLAS25

Thanks to ⁦American Enterprise Institute⁩ & ⁦Kirsten Axelsen (she/her)⁩ , along with co-panelists ⁦Marta Wosinska⁩ , ⁦Joey Mattingly⁩ , and Scott Brunner, for an awesome discussion on pharmacy compounding, GLP-1s, and ensuring patient safety and access. youtube.com/watch?v=9D7Vhd…

Criminally underrated movie and underrated soundtrack (produced by Babyface)

Poker Face season 2 launches TODAY on Peacock! It’s a case-of-the-week episodic show, an ode to stuff like Columbo, Rockford… fun guest stars each week, truly episodic so you can pretty much drop into any episode. No heavy lifting, just a good time every time. Share & enjoy!

Looking forward to participating in this panel, which will survey the shifting prescription drug policy landscape and its implications for patient access, affordability, and the therapeutic discovery and development ecosystem—many thanks to FDLI for the opportunity!

Join us this Thursday for in Tampa for 2025 Florida State of Reform Health Policy Conference! Last minute registration still available: stateofreform.com/conference/202…

The Birds Vertigo The Man Who Knew Too Much Rear Window Psycho Frenzy Family Plot The Alfred Hitchcock collection including these films plus works inspired by him just dropped on Netflix netflix.com/hitchcock

R.I.P. Michael Madsen (1957–2025)