News & Insights
The Ground Reality of Revoking the Affordable Care Act
Why are we talking about this? Because after the individual mandate installed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—which required a majority of Americans to enroll in some form...
Podcast 34: Improving Drug Safety
On this week's episode of the podcast, Bob reprises his interview with Janet Woodcock, the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and...
Rebate Reform: How Will Patients Benefit?
The debate over whether the rebate system that currently exists in the U.S. is beneficial for patients or payers or pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) has been endless. Now,
Understanding United Healthcare’s Accumulator Policy
The following post is from Julie Baak, the Practice Manager for the Arthritis Center in Saint Louis, Missouri and a fierce patient advocate.
What is a...
Episode 33: Can You Get Trump’s Covid Cure?
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob argue that every patient should get the same high-value care that President Trump received...
Podcast 32: RBG Spot + Healthcare’s Future
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the perverse status quo in the American healthcare system where those with rare and chronic...
Episode 31: 2020: Year of the Patient
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...
State Watch: PA Proposes Modeling Drug Prices Based on Canada
An international drug pricing model developed by the National Academy for State Health Policy has been proposed to be adopted in Pennsylvania to reduce drug costs in the...
Podcast 30: The Vaccine Finish Line
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....
Episode 29: What Goes Into Drug Prices
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...
Health Care Priorities of the Biden Campaign: Part II
In the first part of this series, we highlighted the overall health care focus of the Biden campaign and honed in on the...
Podcast 28: Empowering Chronic Disease in the Workplace
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the prospects of a Covid-19 vaccine, which the whole nation, indeed the whole...