Karen Blum
Patient Groups: Copay Programs Getting Too Toxic
Patient advocacy organizations expressed concern about copay programs and other payor trends that could have ...
APRIL 4, 2019
Specialty Spend Up 9.4%, Traditional Down 4%
Boston—Last year, total spending on medicines in the United States was $453 billion, with growth of only ...
JULY 10, 2018
First Attempts To Scale CMS’s eMTM Mountain
Boston—It’s been one year into the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ five-year ...
MAY 18, 2018
New Antibody Approved for Drug-Resistant HIV
Patients with multidrug-resistant HIV will soon have a new drug option to try: ibalizumab-uiyk (Trogarzo, ...
MAY 18, 2018
Payors Still Wary of Opioid Interventions
Boston—Even with the majority of payors expressing concern about opioid abuse, some still are not ...
MAY 18, 2018
PANTHERx Seeks Next Generation Of SP Pharmacists
Recognizing the power of experiential learning, PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy has launched a one-of-a-kind specialty ...
APRIL 11, 2018
Hitting High Mark Through Case Management
A few years ago, nurses at Highmark, a Pittsburgh-based insurer, found themselves increasingly calling on the ...
APRIL 6, 2018
Tuning to the Right Orphan Rx Channel Strategy
Las Vegas—As the number of drugs for treating rare and orphan diseases increases, manufacturers need to ...
APRIL 6, 2018
The Promise, but Also Peril, of Orphan Drugs
In homage to Charles Dickens, you might say it’s the best of times and worst of times for patients with rare ...
APRIL 5, 2018
Putting a Ceiling on Medicaid Compounding Yields Savings
Denver—Taking a closer look at pricing and putting dose limitations on compounded medications, including pain ...
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Pharms Prevent ‘Twinkie’ Effect, Other Trial Ills
Denver—Having dedicated pharmacist outreach during clinical trials for those with suboptimally controlled ...
OCTOBER 12, 2017
‘Random’ PCSK9 Coverage Hinders Access
Despite the ability of PCSK9 inhibitors to reduce cholesterol in patients who are at risk for serious cardiac ...
AUGUST 24, 2017
