Elon Musk “What is a PBM?” Imagine if there were 3 banks that offer vehicle financing. These 3 banks have 79% of market. These 3 banks are also each individually owned by Ford, GM, Toyota You sell Tesla vehicles. These 3 banks 100% decide what you get paid for vehicle,

In case you didn’t know, this account is the PBM lobby. PBMs force patients to switch from generics to more expensive brand names because they get kickbacks (rebates) from the manufacturers. You can just assume that what PCMA supports is bad for healthcare.

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Let me tell you how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) “save” money for employers and customers. My patient has OptumRx (owned by UnitedHealthcare). They told her a 90 day prescription of good ol generic timolol eye drops will cost her $2000. She gets it from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company for $24.56

An honor to speak to the Acoustic Neuroma Association about postoperative headache management today

With any new medication, long-term safety is of high concern, especially in chronic disorders like migraine. It’s very encouraging to see more evidence that CGRP meds are safe for long-term use thelancet.com/journals/laneu…

That explains the grey hairs…

When you find out UnitedHealthcare OptumRx told your patient timolol isn’t covered and they will need to pay $1800 for 3 months but you know it’s on GoodRx for less than $20 a month…