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Tag Archives: health
Nationwide Track and Trace System is Urgently Needed
Today’s pharmaceutical distribution supply chain is governed largely by a patchwork of state laws and regulations that allows criminals to enter markets with the lowest safety requirements to inject counterfeit, unsafe, and potentially lethal products into the national supply chain. The state-by-state system is both onerous and ineffective, and the risk it poses to public health from counterfeiters can no longer be ignored. In a recent opinion piece for Roll Call, I write that: “Congress Read More >
Untapped Potential in the Healthy Aging Marketplace
There are over 10,000 Baby Boomers entering Medicare every day and they have been instrumental in redefining the idea of aging into “healthy aging” and even further into “anti-aging.” They are a transformational generation and their desire to stay vital is driving the growth of new medicines, products and services aimed at keeping them healthy. Almost half of all Baby Boomers say they are on a consistent search for methods to prolong their health and Read More >
Sen. Grassley Raises Concerns over 340B Program
In a memo written this week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) responded to a recent Kaiser Health News report by asking whether 340B-eligible hospitals are ‘doing everything possible to help uninsured patients receive health care, including affordable prescription drugs.’ 340B is an important safety net program designed to help uninsured indigent patients gain greater access to prescription medicines. While there remains a need for this safety net program, there are emerging concerns about the program in Read More >
Medicare Part B: Barriers to Cancer Treatment
The National Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) has seen a notable rise in calls for assistance from both Medicare beneficiaries and cancer doctors regarding difficulty accessing certain cancer drugs in the physician office setting, where most patients receive their care. As a result, patients are being forced to seek cancer treatment in the hospital setting to access their life-saving cancer medicines; this displacement disrupts their continuum of care, is inconvenient, and is more costly to the Read More >
Congress Acts to Protect Public Health this Flu Season
The next flu season may be months away, but Congress already acted to ensure our nation is ready. Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Richard Neal (D-MA), as well as Sens. Max Baucus (D- MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced legislation which was recently enacted into law (H.R. 475) to update the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) to cover the newest flu vaccines in time for flu season, ensuring patient access to the latest therapies. Read More >
