'Copay accumulators' put patients in middle of battle between insurers and drugmakers marketplace.org/2024/04/11/cop…

“The difference between life and death for an LGBTQI+ teen is one supportive adult.” - ASH Admiral Levine.

She notes that 50% of LGBTQI+ youth have considered suicide according surveys from CDC

HHS.gov ADM Rachel Levine Vanderbilt University

Biotech startups post strongest financing numbers in two years statnews.com/2024/04/09/bio… via STAT

How many of you are currently asking 'Is it allergies, COVID, or burnout?'?

Thanks to the 69 professors who signed onto my brief in the Maryland district court explaining why a brand drug firm’s refusal to share a sample a generic needs to enter the market could violate antitrust law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Don't ever underestimate $ABBV's marketing skills. At last tally, there are now 9 knockoffs to Humira, and AbbVie retains 96% of the market. They are going to squeeze every last dollar out of it they can.
Zach Brennan covers the story.
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'So by actually following through, these guys are bucking a lot of what has come before and doing something good.' statnews.com/2024/04/04/amy… via STAT

Amylix did the right thing by pulling ALS drug. That’s rare and worthy of praise

By me and ⁦Adam Feuerstein ✡️⁩ statnews.com/2024/04/04/amy…

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In response to a Canadian study showing a decline in prescribing medication for pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder, Jake R. Morgan and I co-authored a commentary in Addiction Journal, proposing solutions to enhance access and retention: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Price caps can work! Andrew Ryan and I discuss Oregon’s success in an opinion piece in STAT. Check it out 👇

I'm really looking forward to this talk!
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CMS & soon DOL, HHS & Treasury taking action to deal with some ways health plans have exploited loopholes on what drugs count as essential health benefits - making it harder for patients to pay for their drugs. cms.gov/newsroom/fac...

Got to spend the afternoon at the The White House talking about the #InflationReductionAct and how it benefits women. Was a huge honor to participate in this panel with some amazing women, including CMSGov VIPs. Was in this amazing space in the EEOB.

I told a grad-student co-author 'try to imagine me as the guy from 'Memento' who can't remember anything & needs clues to pick-up the thread on projects' and they said 'I believe you, because you already used that memento analogy'

Well, this is not good.

Persons over age 65 spend on average 21 days per year in contact with the health system 10% more than 50 days. Much variation based on age, function, diagnoses. Need to learn more about benefits and burdens of time spent on health care Ishani Ganguli MD, MPH acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

The National Parks people are the best people.

Interested in the intersection of health policy and the federal government? Apply to come work at CBO! phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg03/ats/care…

I am so excited to get to work with Young(min) Kwon later this year! Can't wait to welcome you to Vanderbilt Dept. of Health Policy, @vand and Nashville!