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PBMs and insurers want your prescription money

World of DTC Marketing

anti-kickback law that the drugmaker said prevented it from helping heart failure patients, many with low incomes, afford the medicine that costs $225,000 annually. Health insurers have started effectively stealing co-pay coupons, leaving patients on the hook for far higher expenses. Let’s take a step back for a minute.

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It’s Time for Healthcare To Embrace Patient-Friendly Language

MedCity News

If organizations present medical records, cost data, and descriptions of billing codes to patients without providing context or stripping out medical jargon, then the information is potentially subject to regulatory penalties. That means providing more patient-friendly terminology is more than just a compliance checkbox.

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Competition in Healthcare is Increasing—Rapidly and Dramatically

Healthcare Success

What’s more, your highest revenue service lines are likely already facing stiff competition from all angles. . For these reasons and more, it’s imperative to identify your unique selling propositions, review them, and revise them regularly to remain competitive. . So, how can your brand stay competitive? The answer is twofold.

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Healthcare is about profits, not patients

World of DTC Marketing

They said “medical claims and revenues noticeably declined among hospitals during the height of the pandemic, which has benefited health insurers. The post Healthcare is about profits, not patients. HCA’s second-quarter profit was roughly $1.1 billion, a 38% increase from the same period a year ago. Changes are imminent.

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Symptom Search Optimization

Healthcare Success

Forward by Stewart Gandolf, Chief Executive Officer At Healthcare Success, we understand that a patients journey often beings with a search query. Symptom search optimization is crucial for: Guiding patient journeys. These symptom-based searches represent the initial touchpoint in the modern patient acquisition funnel.

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HCPs sound off on pharma marketing

World of DTC Marketing

This was especially true with new drugs that have a significant competitive market. Their biggest complaint is insurance companies’ preapprovals. They see this as an insurance company coming between them and their patients. They see this as an insurance company coming between them and their patients.

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EXPERT on Call: AI, Health Data, and Omnichannel

PM360

A Smarter Approach to Pharma Marketing Pharma marketing is evolving rapidly as artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics make it easier to interpret health datasuch as insurance claims, lab results, and patient recordswhile also leveraging engagement data to refine outreach strategies.