QUICK READ: The February 2019 KFF Health Tracking Poll finds a majority of adults, including seniors, are in favor of many policy options aimed at curbing prescription drug costs. There…
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Pinning all the blame on pharma for high drug prices is an oversimplification
SUMMARY: Via Consumer Reports “How much a consumer pays for meds is also driven in part by drug supply system middlemen whose wheeling and dealing with drugmakers contributes to rising…
Health data and privacy: What people don’t know
SUMMARY: Once again the media is failing to do its job when it comes to reporting on privacy issues around the Google acquisition of Fitbit. The reality is that the…
A warning against Medicare for all
SUMMARY: President Obama said “Even as we push the envelope and we are bold in our vision, we also have to be rooted in reality and the fact that voters…
Report: Consumers have become savvier about healthcare
SUMMARY: According to Wolters Kluwer consumers have become savvier about healthcare: they see differences in their healthcare, they know care and medications may cost more, and they believe variations have…
The effects of loneliness on health are a critical public health problem
SUMMARY: Actual and perceived social isolation are both associated with increased risk for early mortality. Across studies, social isolation odds increased the likelihood of mortality, respectively. Among 18 to 25-year-olds,…
Lower drug prices will not harm innovation
KEY POINTS: According to the West Health Policy Center large pharmaceutical manufacturers could endure significant revenue reductions, including the reductions considered in recent legislative proposals, while maintaining current research investments…
DRG-Physician-pharma rep engagement has declined significantly in the past year
SHORT READ: According to DRG “physician-pharma rep engagement has declined significantly in the past year, with in-person interaction, traditionally pharma’s main commercial lever, accounting for most of the drop. Remote…