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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

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SUMMARY: DTC marketing is not the reason why prescription drugs cost so much. Here are some myths around DTC marketing: 1ne: DTC ads result in patients asking for prescriptions they don’t need. They research the drug online and ask their physician about it if they decide it’s a treatment option.

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The continued shame of pharma

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Nationwide, prescription drug spending last year is estimated to be $328 billion among all payers, including private insurance, Medicare Part D, and patients’ out-of-pocket expenses. Nearly 9 in 10 older adults take prescription medication. Still, the pharma industry is fighting hard to keep it off the table.

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Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

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Value-based healthcare is a healthcare delivery model in which providers, including hospitals and physicians, are paid based on patient health outcomes. Prescription drugs costs are just a small part of healthcare costs (11%). This has to be upsetting to employers experiencing riding employee healthcare costs.

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The Bold New Healthcare and Medical Sales Era

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It is a product, right now that you know, you’ve got to go through a specialty pharmacy hub of which a doctor writes a prescription. Through our system, that hub gets a prescription. A while back, maybe a little bit before I started, usually you write a prescription and there was nobody controlling for the insurance.

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American healthcare is too profitable

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healthcare system is bedeviled by greed, with drug companies, device manufacturers, hospital organizations, physician groups, and insurers scrambling to grab a slice of the more than $3 trillion we spend on medical care each year. (FT.COM) The U.S. We have access to the most cutting-edge treatments. And it’s going to get worse.

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

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But before the company can make Wegovy mainstream, it has to convince doctors to prescribe it and insurers and governments to pay for it. Payers also face hurdles, so patients must obtain permission before filling a prescription. Lamanna anticipates it could take two to three years to change the minds of primary care physicians.

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The Future of Health Care

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The system floods the streets with drugs from fraudulent prescriptions. By keeping money local, employing modern best practices, and leveraging supportive local, state and federal government, health care can prove twice as effective at half the price. Incentives allow carriers to keep 30%-40% of the money they get back from fraud.

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