While President Trump promised “insurance for everybody,” the C.B.O. projects that if the Republican plan took effect today,[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=””] 14 million more people would be uninsured next year, and by 2026, the number of uninsured would be about double what it is today.[/inlinetweet] It’s a shame that in a country as great as ours we can’t find a way to ensure equal healthcare for everyone.
Category Archive: As I See It
Only nine percent of U.S. consumers believe pharma and biotech companies put patients over profits, while only 16 percent believe health insurance companies do, according to a Harris Poll while the new affordable care act is nothing short of a train wreck. Can consumers ever expect healthcare organizations to do the right thing?
KEY TAKEAWAY: With the drain of DTC talent more DTC marketers are relying on agencies to recommend and lead DTC marketing initiatives, but are they leading them towards what’s nest for their agencies or what’s best for the brand?
KEY TAKEAWAY: WebMD needs pharma and medical device companies, but pharma doesn’t need WebMD. Here’s how WebMD can get its mojo back.
KEY TAKEAWAY: Via the WSJ: Patients who were encouraged by health coaches to review options and get more involved in choices had 5.3% lower overall medical costs, 12.5% fewer hospital admissions and fewer elective surgeries.
KEY TAKEAWAY: What happens when a drug company presents “select” data to try and get patients to switch to a more expensive oral therapy?
KEY TAKEAWAY: Bruce Grant, an industry veteran recently said on LinkedIn “shareholder value” and value to society (or even customers) are not the same thing. And when they are in direct opposition, as in “activist investor”-driven pharma M&A — which to date has generated billions in fees for investment bankers and capital gains for the aforementioned “activist investors”while consistently destroying the long-term value of the companies involved — it should be called out for the kind of antisocial parasitism that it is”.
KEY TAKEAWAY: Those of us who really love working in pharma need to the lightening rod for change before it’s too late.