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Astellas Pharma CEO Q&a (Part 2): We Have To Have Alternatives for Prescription Medicine Business

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The post Astellas Pharma CEO Q&a (Part 2): We Have To Have Alternatives for Prescription Medicine Business appeared first on MedCity News. In part 2 of our Q&A, Okamura addresses the need for biopharma companies to leverage digital technologies in disease management.

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NationsBenefits Acquires Good Measures to Advance Food-as-Medicine Offerings

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To ramp up its food-as-medicine support, NationsBenefits has acquired Good Measures, a company that offers coaching and personalized food prescriptions. The post NationsBenefits Acquires Good Measures to Advance Food-as-Medicine Offerings appeared first on MedCity News.

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GoodRx Launches Solution To Help Consumers Manage Their Prescriptions

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Medicine Cabinet, a new solution by GoodRx, gives users reminders to take their medications and refill prescriptions and recommends pharmacies based on prescription costs. It also has a rewards system for using GoodRx coupons and picking up prescriptions on time.

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A Prescription for Social Needs: Why Human Connection is Medicine

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Weaving companionship into health care as we would a blockbuster drug can help us circumvent expensive healthcare services like emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

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PBMs and insurers want your prescription money

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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. For many, these coupons represent the difference between filling a prescription and going without lifesaving care, but there is a lot more here than just a co-pay coupon.

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New Partnership Brings ‘Food Is Medicine’ Programs to Veterans

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The Rockefeller Foundation is funding two produce prescription pilot programs at VA healthcare systems in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Houston, Texas.

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Pharmacy benefit managers inflate drug prices and decrease competition while consumers pay the price. Does the FTC have the medicine to fix it?

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Many have never heard of a pharmacy benefit manager, mega-profitable companies that control what consumers pay for prescription drugs. The FTC’s new probe needs to go far to change the status quo.