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Medicare savings won’t make a dent in healthcare costs

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices is popular with voters because the media has been focused on the high price of some drugs, but this measure won’t lead to lower healthcare costs. The drug industry is trying to convince voters that government negotiations with drug companies will lead to less innovation.

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What if Bill Clinton & Ronald Reagan Had Debates Universal Government Funded Healthcare? A Fictional Debate Portrayal.

Pharma Marketing Network

Bill Clinton: My fellow Americans, I stand here today to argue in favor of universal government-funded healthcare. This leads to higher healthcare costs for everyone, as emergency room visits and hospital stays are much more expensive than regular doctor visits.

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The biggest challenge for healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

American healthcare is the most expensive globally, but it’s not close to being the best. Our healthcare system has become like a mass-market retailer, in the door to treat the problem and out the door with an Rx or other treatment recommendation. Being social and ous can also lead to more loneliness later.

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America’s healthcare costs are in deep crisis

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The media loves to blame pharma companies for high healthcare costs, but unless we start to invest in healthy lifestyles, we’re headed for a healthcare crisis the likes of which we have never experienced. The media have targeted pharmaceutical companies for a long time because sensational headlines lead to clicks.

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Monday Healthcare Headlines

World of DTC Marketing

The HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which works to fight waste, fraud, and abuse, recently issued a devastating report showing that these corporate health plans, which contract with the government to deliver Medicare benefits, are denying large amounts of care inappropriately. . and a silent killer.

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Governments and pharma relationships and implications for antimicrobial resistance

Pharmaceutical Technology

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, government-led investment and engagement in life sciences was relatively restricted worldwide, with the industry mostly funded via private investment. The pandemic forced governments to acknowledge that this status quo had to change. million direct deaths in 2019 and an additional 4.95

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Can Marketing Save Women’s Healthcare?

Eversana Intouch

And this month, we’re bringing to light the challenges in women’s healthcare that we can help solve and make history together. When it comes to healthcare, however, this model often fails to consider the good of all. When it comes to healthcare, however, this model often fails to consider the good of all.