Category: Health Reform

Friday Links

Posted on by John C. Goodman
  • Researchers: Russia’s covid vaccine doesn’t work. Trial test results were fake.
  • Deborah Birx piles on to the assault on Scott Atlas. But remember (again), Atlas was right and his critics were wrong.
  • Could banning Juul be bad for our health?
  • Five numbers that describe our Covid response and why they all may be wrong.
  • Republican Study Committee calls for health policy reform:
  • The CBO has analyzed five versions of Medicare for All:
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    Doctors Hate Insurance Companies Meddling with Patient Care

    Posted on by Devon Herrick

    A survey found that nearly 90% of doctors believe barriers erected by health insurance plans have negatively impacted patient care. The survey also found that doctors are so fed up that two-thirds would not recommend a career in medicine while nearly half (48%) are considering leaving medicine for another career. The survey was 600 physicians with practices in primary care.

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    FTC to Fight Drug Rebates and Fees that Reduce Competition

    Posted on by Devon Herrick

    On June 16, 2022 the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement on drug rebates and fees paid by drug makers. The rebates and fee are paid to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) sometimes in return for excluding cheaper alternatives on a drug plan formulary. The way it works is a drug maker will jack up the price of a given drug (like insulin) but give a steep discount to the PBM in return for guarantees that the plan will not include generic versions that cost far lesson the formulary.

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