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  • Dec 3, 2024 | jheor.org | Anne Sydor |Esteban Rivera |Robert Popovian

    INTRODUCTION As with any complex U.S. federal legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law on August 16, 2022, includes provisions with positive and negative consequences for diverse stakeholders.1 Specific clauses affect health insurance premiums, patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and wholesale medication prices that will impact patients, biopharmaceutical companies, the insurance industry, and policymakers differently, depending on their perspectives and roles within the...

  • Dec 3, 2024 | jheor.org | Anne Sydor |Esteban Rivera |Robert Popovian

    INTRODUCTION As with any complex U.S. federal legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law on August 16, 2022, includes provisions with positive and negative consequences for diverse stakeholders.1 Specific clauses affect health insurance premiums, patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and wholesale medication prices that will impact patients, biopharmaceutical companies, the insurance industry, and policymakers differently, depending on their perspectives and roles within the...

  • Sep 9, 2024 | detroitnews.com | William Smith |Robert Popovian

    William Smith and Robert Popovian |  The Detroit NewsThe federal 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to encourage hospitals and clinics to provide low-income patients with more charity care. Today, the program costs taxpayers billions of dollars. Still, there is far more evidence that hospitals are using the money to subsidize unrelated operations than helping those in need. There is an aphorism that says if you are going to say something deceptive, go big.

  • Sep 5, 2024 | baltimoresun.com | Robert Popovian

    Maryland policymakers have touted the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) as their solution to high drug prices. Instead of tackling the root causes, these price-setting boards could exacerbate the dominance of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) owned pharmacies at the expense of community pharmacies. PBMs are supposed to help lower patient costs but often enrich themselves at the expense of patients and community pharmacies.

  • Sep 5, 2024 | dcjournal.com | William Smith |Robert Popovian

    The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to encourage hospitals and clinics to provide low-income patients with more charity care. Today, the program costs taxpayers billions of dollars. Still, there is far more evidence that hospitals are using the money to subsidize unrelated operations than helping those in need. There is an aphorism that says if you are going to say something deceptive, go big.

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