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Insurance companies putting profits ahead of patients

World of DTC Marketing

Five of America’s largest health insurers reported more than $11bn in profits in the second quarter – a decline from the same period last year when the Covid-19 pandemic helped drive sky-high profits yet they are having more of a say on patients’ treatments even when HCPs disagree. Then there is prior authorization.

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How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier

MedCity News

Interest in using GLP-1 drugs to reduce obesity combined with a desire by physicians to become less dependent on insurance-based reimbursement after the recent Change Healthcare cyberattack is building. The post How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier appeared first on MedCity News.

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Marketing to physicians

World of DTC Marketing

QUICK READ: Reaching physicians with key brand messages isn’t hard, but the online landscape has become crowded with many players. By far, Medscape is still number one in physician reach , and medical journal advertising has been proven to result in more branded Rx’s. million physicians worldwide, in multiple languages.

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A Step Too Far: Congress Must Act on Insurance Company Tactics that Delay Critical Care for Patients

MedCity News

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

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Should doctors refuse to treat obese patients?

World of DTC Marketing

IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. But what about patients who make no effort to lose weight? Medicare and Medicaid patients specifically cost $61.8

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White Bagging Policies Endanger the Lives of Cancer Patients

MedCity News

Insurers and PBMs are increasingly implementing white-bagging policies, which require oncology practices to obtain physician-administered infusions and other medications from designated specialty pharmacies often owned by or affiliated with insurers and their PBMs.

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Our abysmal health care system

World of DTC Marketing

The passage of the Inflation Control bill is an excellent first step in limiting high drug costs, but our healthcare system is still built for profit at the expense of patients. First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options.

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