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PBMs and insurers want your prescription money

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anti-kickback law that the drugmaker said prevented it from helping heart failure patients, many with low incomes, afford the medicine that costs $225,000 annually. For many, these coupons represent the difference between filling a prescription and going without lifesaving care, but there is a lot more here than just a co-pay coupon.

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The rise of prescription drug abuse and drug diversion

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As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources has also increased. Drug diversion is the channelling of prescription drugs from a medical source into the illegal market. Why drug diversion represents a challenge.

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What do future healthcare CEOs look like?

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American healthcare is in trouble. I have to laugh when I hear that a pharma company is patient-centric because that’s become a slogan to make employees feel good about themselves while the costs of prescription drugs increase every year. Highest-paid CEOs in 2019: Who made the list from healthcare. Centene Corp.,

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Are new weight loss drugs an answer or problem?

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Worldwide obesity rates have tripled since 1975, with 650 million adults obese in 2016, according to the World Health Organization. It has to persuade patients to sign up for some heinous side effects. When patients stop taking Wegovy, their appetite returns within weeks, and they pack on weight. Then there is the price.

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Health consumers: A long way off

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We keep hearing the term “consumers of health” but the American healthcare system is too profitable to allow people to be consumers of healthcare. What if … people got a fair ROI for healthcare spending the way we expect a reasonable return from other investments? Except in healthcare. Shopping for healthcare?

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Why we need to support healthcare’s vital acceleration

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With the population ageing, the need for healthcare is growing fast: between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old will nearly double from 12% to 22%, according to the World Health Organization. Secondly, pressure on healthcare spending is leading to greater consolidation.

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HeartBeam Announces Acquisition of LIVMOR Assets

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Founded in 2016, LIVMOR developed the Halo+ Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Detection System, the world’s first FDA-cleared prescription wearable for continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring. LIVMOR’s technology was commercially deployed within the VA Healthcare System in Dallas, Texas. HeartBeam CEO and Founder. About HeartBeam, Inc.