Sep 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob lament the politicization of medicine. Rather than relying on science to guide decisions around potential Covid-19 vaccines, the media and interest groups foster politicization. Terry highlights how patients are always the...
Sep 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured
On this week’s episode, Terry and Bob give an update on the Covid-19 vaccine, drug pricing, and Operation Warp Speed with Robert Popovian. The release of the first vaccine is set to begin in November for the most vulnerable patients. The goal of Operation Warp...
Sep 16, 2020 | Drug Costs, Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss what goes into a drug price. They pull the curtain to reveal the group of middlemen between drugmakers and the patient that drives up the drug prices patients pay. They highlight the bizarre system of drug rebates,...
Sep 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the prospects of a Covid-19 vaccine, which the whole nation, indeed the whole world, is waiting on with bated breath. The CDC has told states to be ready to distribute a vaccine by November. The letter notes that...
Aug 29, 2020 | Featured, Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob explore how to speed up the development of new cures and treatments for rare and chronic diseases. Currently, a new cure takes about ten years and $2 billion. Patients don’t have that much time. There are more...
Aug 22, 2020 | Featured, ICER, Podcast, QALY
On this week’s episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss how a Boston nonprofit called the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) threatens healthcare for millions of Americans with chronic diseases. Terry and Bob discussed the pernicious...
