STAT

MARCH 25, 2024

NEW YORK — Over 30 years ago, Gregg Gonsalves and other AIDS activists persuaded Congress to create the accelerated approval pathway, allowing regulators to speed access to drugs for thousands of dying patients. These days, though, Gonsalves sounds uneasy — if not mournful — of the world he helped build. 

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PhRMA

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Concerns about the cost of health care have led to calls for the use of health technology assessments or HTAs by the federal government. This would allow government agencies to make important decisions about patient access to health care based on their determination of the value of new tests and treatments.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

We believe health literacy can not only help patients make appropriate decisions about their own health but also help enable constructive conversations on how we can support a regulatory and policy environment that helps patients access life-saving medications.

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APRIL 18, 2024

To be serious about creating access for people to the best possible care, that care must be affordable for patients and taxpayers. As two former secretaries of Health and Human Services, we are all too familiar with the struggle of finding narrow openings for bipartisanship.

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APRIL 25, 2024

In the past month, a real estate agent colleague has worked with 30 families with transgender children who were trying to find homes in central Connecticut, where they could get access to gender-affirming care. This influx is indicative of a grim reality: nearly half of respondents to the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Concerns about the cost of health care have led to calls for the use of health technology assessments or HTAs by the federal government. This would allow government agencies to make important decisions about patient access to health care based on their determination of the value of new tests and treatments.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

A recent report from the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge – known as I-MAK – highlights fundamental misunderstandings about America’s patent system and how it benefits patients and medical innovation.

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APRIL 4, 2023

PhRMA has consistently raised the alarm about the discriminatory nature of this policy, urging CMS to withdraw its proposal in February of last year. PhRMA has consistently raised the alarm about the discriminatory nature of this policy, urging CMS to withdraw its proposal in February of last year. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 17, 2024

The disparity in access to healthcare between women and men around the world is often talked about but has never been given a dollar value – until now.

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PhRMA

MARCH 28, 2023

It’s that time of year again when the president releases his budget and questions arise about the solvency of the Medicare trust fund and Medicare spending more generally. Too often, critics point to spending on Medicare Part B medicines as a key driver of Medicare spending, but the data tells a different story.

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Pharmacy Times

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Christina Madison, founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist, about why abortion access and reproductive care are public health issues.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Learn about the transparency of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth (VPAG) regarding medicines pricing and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). Explore how these factors impact the pharmaceutical industry.

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Drug Topics

OCTOBER 4, 2022

OTC Hearing Aids will soon be available, but this access also comes with questions about counseling and ensuring safety.

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APRIL 26, 2024

national security if they give the Chinese government access to sensitive health information about Americans. The committee did not respond to questions about the markup. The Select Committee is an ad-hoc panel created to build bipartisan consensus on China policies, but it does not have the authority to pass the bill.

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STAT

JANUARY 29, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments about access to the abortion medication mifepristone on March 26. The lawsuit is the first major test of abortion limits to go before the highest court since the same panel overturned federal abortion rights in June 2022.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This experience sparked her curiosity about medicine, laying the foundation for her future endeavors, “During this time, my curiosity regarding medicine was peaked, I would have doctors, pharmacists, nurses, the whole gambit of staff in and out of my room because the SVT had other complications”.

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STAT

JULY 28, 2023

For now, abortion remains accessible even in states where it’s banned — at least for those who know where to look. But not all patients have equal access to reliable information. Today almost half of Americans are uncertain about the legality of medication abortion. Wade’s reversal, the most vulnerable U.S.

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PharmExec

APRIL 22, 2024

In this Pharmaceutical Executive video interview, Jon Hamrick, Partner, Curatio Scientia Advisors and Jon Rawlson, President & Founder, Armory Hill Advocates, discusses how they went about testing their various hypotheses for the 2023 Patient Access: State Legal and Regulatory Environment Survey and how they collected the data.

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STAT

APRIL 22, 2024

But when an unexpected announcement from the chief executive titled “A message about our future” popped into inboxes one morning last month, that frustration seemed to fully ignite. Discontent among Mass General Brigham doctors had been at a slow burn for years.

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STAT

MARCH 17, 2023

Louis, where STAT’s Usha Lee McFarling sat down with her to learn more about the changes she’s implemented at the journal, including a new open access policy. Bibbins-Domingo also spoke about what lies ahead for JAMA.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 8, 2024

Stelo is meant to provide personalized insights about glucose health—but it is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice from a healthcare provider. The system is not designed to send alerts about this condition, which can lead to confusion, disorientation, fainting, seizures, or even death when untreated.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Members of this year’s list (and a few past honorees) spoke about what issues in their fields — ranging from investment to clinical research to bedside treatment — need to be prioritized in order to improve health care across the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 24, 2023

About 1 in 10 individuals in the United States have diabetes. A recent study examines how much they are paying on average for access to treatment for the common disease.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Despite a limited understanding about access to oral anticancer drugs, new research finds challenges in patient and clinician decision-making.

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STAT

JANUARY 22, 2024

BOSTON — Doctors often don’t have a lot of time to chat with patients during medical appointments — which means that conversations about nutrition can wind up taking a backseat to other concerns. But during a recent weeklong course at Harvard T.H.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2024

Johnson & Johnson has accused a long-standing employee of taking thousands of confidential files about commercial strategies as he left for a similar job at Pfizer, according to lawsuit filed in a federal court in New Jersey.

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STAT

APRIL 23, 2024

With so little known about the long-term risks of gene therapy, we contend that the safest and best value to both patients and society will emerge within a framework of early evidence-development strategies following early coverage decisions. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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STAT

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Doctors across the country, especially those in primary care, have been up in arms about Medicare’s proposed cuts in reimbursement that are scheduled to go into effect on January 1. Read the rest…

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

But despite an increased awareness of mental health on campuses across the country, there are still barriers keeping many students from accessing the care that they need. Wesley Boyd talk about the stressors of medical training, privacy concerns within academic institutions, and how high insurance costs affect access to mental health care.

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STAT

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Nevertheless, the results are likely to raise questions about whether the Food and Drug Administration will expand access to the medicine. The company said all patients in the study improved and that secondary measurements indicated the drug was having an effect. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It’s been about 10 months since FDA inspectors rebuked a | As some cancer centers struggle to secure access to key platinum-based chemotherapies, a national spotlight gives the issue newfound political importance. But will this be a turning point for the recurrent shortage issue? ASCO's Julie Gralow, M.D., certainly hopes so.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Amazon Prime members have a new offer in addition to the usual delivery and streaming services: Access to One Medical, the Amazon-owned primary care company. In the case of One Medical, subscribers can get 24/7 access to virtual visits, and same or next-day in-person appointment availability.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This remarkable announcement about open access has the potential to remove information barriers that have long held back social and scientific progress. Even with immediate open access to research results, however, people with disabilities face unique barriers to information access.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Hospitals in states generally permissive of abortion services “rarely” have information about the procedures posted on their patient-facing websites, likely adding to access difficulties for those | Among a sample of 222 hospitals, about 80% didn't include any information about abortion procedures whereas just 11% didn't mention colonoscopies, (..)

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 25, 2024

While some herald the potential of digital solutions to revolutionise healthcare, others raise concerns about the impact on healthcare accessibility, particularly for demographics less acquainted with digital technologies, making them more vulnerable. Currently, this level of accessibility cannot be guaranteed in any Member State.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

From concerns about the ethics of mental health influencers to the inaccuracy of mental health advice on TikTok and to complaints about teens misdiagnosing themselves , many experts are uncomfortable about the role technology is playing in mental health support.

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IDStewardship

JUNE 18, 2023

When people thought about online web streaming in those days, they tended to think about cute cat videos and biting toddlers. Multiple presentations can also be accessed on pharmacology, adverse drug reactions, pharmacotherapeutics, and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.

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