MedCity News

JUNE 13, 2023

Providers and payers will be able to use Uber Health to deliver healthy groceries and over-the-counter items to patients who need them. They’ll be able to do this on the same platform they use to request non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery.

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MedCity News

AUGUST 9, 2024

The White House might soon finalize a rule that will either save or cost patients billions of dollars in prescription drug costs. The rule concerns “copay accumulators,” which are programs health plans use to prevent copay assistance from counting toward patients’ deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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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MedCity News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Too often, executives look to data retrospectively to understand what has happened, rather than using data prescriptively to understand what is likely to happen and, in turn, how to best respond.

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 9, 2024

Medication adherence is a large and growing challenge for pharma companies, healthcare providers and the patients they serve. Research shows that 20% of patients have failed to fill a script in the past, and one-third aren’t confident managing their illness. Engaging patients from the moment a drug is prescribed can help.

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Elation Health integrated Surescripts’ real-time prescription benefit tool — which gives clinicians immediate access to patient-specific medication coverage and cost data — into its EHR.

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MedCity News

JUNE 21, 2022

CVS Health intentionally prevented certain Medicare beneficiaries from accessing less expensive, generic prescriptions, according to a whistleblower lawsuit from a former senior CVS executive.

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MedCity News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

You can provide the best care possible inside the four walls of your hospital, but if your patients cant afford their prescriptions after you discharge them, the system isnt working. The post The Cost of Medication Non-Adherence How Hospitals Can Close the Gap through Better Communication appeared first on MedCity News.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Amazon Pharmacy is now offering a drone delivery service for prescription medications in College Station, Texas. The service is free and allows patients to receive their medications within 60 minutes.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 21, 2021

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. 2wo: DTC marketing is one of the reasons prescription drugs cost so much. DTC ads raise awareness around health conditions.

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MedCity News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Specialty carve outs that move specialty drugs away from traditional prescription drug management to a pharmacy benefit administrator (PBA) or specialty administrator will continue and likely to provide cost savings.

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MedCity News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Through a new partnership, payers and providers will be able to leverage Socially Determined’s social risk data to identify which patients have barriers to accessing healthcare and what those barriers are.

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Foodsmart is rolling out its new program that enables doctors to refer their patients to Foodsmart’s dieticians and healthy eating platform, as well as write prescriptions for healthy food just as easily as they might a normal pharmacy prescription.

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MedCity News

MARCH 7, 2024

The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing.

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MedCity News

JULY 21, 2023

What we need to overcome adherence challenges is a digitally enabled marketplace of options that can be personalized to the patient and the context of their specific condition, pharmacy preference and ability to pay.

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MedCity News

MARCH 13, 2023

The more pressing issue is that there is no mechanism in place to make this information easily digestible, personalized to each patient, and placed in context with competitors’ prices. Price transparency has come a long way over the past couple of years, with insurance companies and hospitals now required to publicly disclose their prices.

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Fierce Pharma

JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, gaining consistent access to life-saving medications can be a significant hurdle that many patients must learn to navigate. Specialty therapy patients require accessible prescription management solutions that can simplify communication, improve access, and increase adherence.

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MedCity News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In a letter to Senate leadership, several organizations asked for the passing of legislation that would reform the patent system and improve competition in the prescription drug space.

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MedCity News

MARCH 21, 2023

The DEA recently released proposed rules that would require an in-person visit before a patient can receive a telehealth prescription for a controlled substance.

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Today, 35 states have passed mandates for electronic prescriptions for controlled substances with the aim being to reduce the risk of stolen or forged prescriptions and to prevent patients from ‘doctor shopping’ between states.

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PM360

APRIL 4, 2025

True patient engagement creates ripple effects that transform both clinical outcomes and business results in a measurable way. Measuring engagement isnt just about numbersits about the lives that are touched and the improvements made through strategic, thoughtful approaches to patient communication.

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PharmExec

MAY 22, 2023

The market for prescription medicines in the United States was subject to major shifts in use across therapeutic areas in 2022, reflecting changes in patient health needs, the development, and availability of novel medicines, and complex market dynamics.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 30, 2024

From today, a new feature added to the NHS App used in the UK will allow millions of people to submit and view prescriptions, in a bid to save time for patients and doctors. million people.

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MedCity News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Medicare Advantage patients with diabetes have higher prescription fill rates, fewer emergency department visits and lower total medical spending than traditional fee-for-service Medicare patients, a new report shows. They also received their diagnosis earlier.

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MedCity News

APRIL 9, 2023

Many telehealth providers are supportive of the organization’s recommendations, such as its suggestion to extend the timeframe patients have to refill their buprenorphine prescription after their initial supply is prescribed via telemedicine.

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MedCity News

JUNE 21, 2023

Its platform provides resources for patients who are trying to conceive — including telehealth, at-home testing, prescriptions, mental health services, education and care coordination. A new startup named Zuri Fertility recently launched.

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Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The company and the European Medicines Agency warned European healthcare providers to continue limiting new patient prescriptions until the shortages let up.

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World of DTC Marketing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

According to the Times “, the United States pays higher prices for prescription drugs than any of its peers — about 250 percent of the price paid on average by other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation. appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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World of DTC Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As people move up the pharma ladder, their work often revolves around internal management issues, training, and endless meetings to motivate their employees rather than focus on patients. Pharma likes to believe its own propaganda that everything they do is patient-focused, but that’s a canard.

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MedCity News

MARCH 7, 2023

WeightWatchers will acquire Sequence, a platform that allows patients to have virtual appointments with a clinician, gives access to a dietitian and fitness coaching and provides prescription medications, including Ozempic and Wegovy.

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PM360

DECEMBER 20, 2024

After nearly five years of mounting pressures on the American healthcare system, providers and patients are confronting another challenge that shows no signs of slowing down: skyrocketing medical costs. Patients with low incomes are especially vulnerable.

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MedCity News

AUGUST 27, 2023

We can apply this approach in pharma by enhancing our patient journey maps and go beyond focusing on the key clinical engagement touch points (e.g., doctor visits, prescription pickups) and enriching our insights with the micro-moments surrounding these obvious events.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 28, 2022

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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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 21, 2022

Using the same ads to advertise prescription drugs repeatedly is a waste of money and doesn’t lead to sales. A Prevention Magazine study dated had prescription DTC ads as being 7% effective in driving new Rx’s. ” Ninety-two percent of U.S. Nowhere is this clearer than in pharma DTC TV ads.

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World of DTC Marketing

JULY 26, 2022

Telehealth has a future, but one could argue that physicians need to see patients firsthand to diagnose and evaluate patients. ” At its core is an app and website that members can use to book appointments, track health records and renew prescriptions. 3hree: What does this mean for patient data?

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World of DTC Marketing

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Among the 26% of respondents who talked to a health care provider about a specific prescription drug they saw advertised, 16% said they received a prescription for the advertised drug. Online research is used to evaluate new prescription drugs. What are other patients saying about it? Is TV the best channel?

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MedCity News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In 2023, prescription drug costs rose by 8.4%, a 31% increase from the prior year. If these dual forces converge, they have the power to bring about a transformative shift that can lower drug spend for millions of American patients. 2024 stands at a critical juncture in the battle against soaring pharmacy costs.

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