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America’s healthcare costs are in deep crisis

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The media have targeted pharmaceutical companies for a long time because sensational headlines lead to clicks. Forget the fact that prescription drugs only account for $.10 10 of every healthcare dollar spent and that hospital chains are raking in cash with PBM’s and insurers we love to place blame.

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A realistic view of healthcare in 2022

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More and more patients demand a level of service they want with the increased costs of health insurance premiums. 1ne: The value proposition of prescription drugs still outweighs potential side effects – Wegovy’s demand quickly exceeded supply after the FDA approved once-weekly semaglutide injections.

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Sorry, the Inflation Bill won’t lower healthcare costs

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s health insurance subsidies and drug pricing reforms will improve health care affordability for Americans but won’t do a damn thing for our overall healthcare costs, which will keep rising. This is going to lead to a lot of health problems and associated costs. will be severely obese.

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New FDA head needs to examine the accelerated approval program

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The analysis focused on Medicare Part B and Part D spending — which covers outpatient medical care and prescription drugs, respectively, — in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the researchers said. Between 2011 and 2018, cumulative spending on 44 FDA-approved oral targeted therapy drugs was $3.5

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What should DTC do?

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Consumers would ask their doctor about an advertised prescription drug in a perfect world. Why are DTC TV ads continually repeated even though research shows that oversaturation leads to decreased ROI? Is it because the DTC team and agency believe it will lead to more Rxs? In our REAL world, that isn’t the way it happens.

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DTC Study: Marketers misaligned with online health seeker needs

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Cost is not that big of an issue for people who have health insurance. Given the lack of new DRC studies, we decided to take some of the money we earned to let one of our team lead a quantitative online DTC study. It’s more about weighing the benefit against the potential side effects.

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What’s the most significant change in DTC?

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The days of someone seeing an ad for a prescription drug and rushing to ask their doctor about it have replaced the quest for more information, usually online. As interest in these products spikes, it’s evident that the drug companies are choosing to remain silent, which leads to more people getting false or harmful information online.