Apr 19, 2021 | Featured, Federal Issues, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the recent recommendations by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) that threaten patient access to medications that have received the FDA’s accelerated approval designation. These...
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Apr 11, 2021 | Featured, Issues, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the numerous cost-drivers that inflate the price of American healthcare. They highlight how electronic health records requirements divert doctors’ attention away from patients to unproductive bureaucratic...
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Apr 5, 2021 | Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the latest developments in access to treatments for lupus patients. They highlight how ICER’s recent review of lupus treatments threatens access for patients because it inherently underestimates the value of...
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Mar 27, 2021 | Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss ICER’s pending reports on two medications to treat the most severe form of lupus. They worry that ICER’s pattern of undervaluing medicines for patients with rare and chronic diseases will continue with...
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Mar 20, 2021 | Featured, Health Insurance, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which protects employer-sponsored insurance plans from state regulations that help patients. They also detail the recently-passed $1.9 trillion stimulus...
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Mar 15, 2021 | Featured, Podcast
Season 2 | Episode 10: How to Start Tiny Habits for Better Health On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss how tiny habits can pay big dividends for better health. They talk about the underwhelming new Centers for Disease Control recommendations for...
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