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Our abysmal health care system

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According to a 2021 study , 1.1 First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. Patients and doctors are tired, and insurance companies are raising rates after two years of making a surplus because nobody went to the doctor during the pandemic.

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Insurance companies putting profits ahead of patients

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Doctors have long asserted that prior authorization — the need to get approval from the patient’s insurer before proceeding with treatment — causes delays that can hurt patient care. Just over half of the physicians who treat adult patients in the workforce said prior authorization has interfered with patients’ ability to do their jobs.

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The fairytale of DTC TV ads

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Using the same ads to advertise prescription drugs repeatedly is a waste of money and doesn’t lead to sales. viewers surveyed in 2021 believe “they see the same advertisements too many times. A Prevention Magazine study dated had prescription DTC ads as being 7% effective in driving new Rx’s.

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New Prescription Migraine Drugs Aren’t Resonating with Patients—Here’s How Pharma Can Boost Uptake

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Despite a slew of prescription options and widespread advertising pushes, most patients are sticking with over-the-counter (OTC) remedies rather than trying new preventive medications, according to Phreesia Life Sciences’ survey results collected from more than 4,000 patients checking in for their doctors’ appointments in July 2021.

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Edelman Trust Barometer raises questions

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Trust, for example, in physicians is still relatively high. Most patients completely trusted their physicians “to put their needs above all other considerations” (69%). But do doctors trust the system? Physician trust in the U.S. Physician trust in the U.S.

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Dr. B: Expanding the business model from COVID vaccines to antiviral medications

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Cyrus Massoumi, founder of Dr. B, tells us about his online platform that makes physician assessment readily available to patients and provides access to COVID-19 therapeutics that may otherwise be difficult to obtain. Dr. B was founded in 2021 to connect providers with leftover COVID vaccines to the patients seeking to receive them.

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Fewer Prescribers Are Driving NBRx Than You Think—Here’s Why

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According to a 2021 study by Statista, 40% of prescriptions written in 2005 were for brand-name medications. 1 How is this possible, given that more than 20,000 prescription drugs are currently in circulation in the U.S. 2 and over a million actively licensed physicians 3 are available to prescribe them?