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GoodRx leaked sensitive health information to Facebook and Google, FTC alleges

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The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing sensitive personal information about its users’ prescriptions and health conditions with big tech companies. GoodRx, which also runs a marketplace for telehealth services, agreed to pay a $1.5

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STAT+: ‘True disruption’: Mark Cuban’s company will sell brand-name diabetes medicines from J&J

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For the first time, Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company is selling medicines made by a large drug manufacturer directly to consumers at a greatly reduced price, the latest sign that the billionaire is trying to make good on his vow to disrupt the opaque pharmaceutical supply chain. The average retail price is $676.14.

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Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’

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million Black Americans — roughly 1 in 3 — live in counties with little or no access to heart specialists, according to a report from GoodRx, a telehealth company that provides drug discounts and also researches health trends. Read the rest…

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STAT+: ‘Ill-gotten gains’: FTC commissioner says GoodRx’s $1.5 million fine for health data leaks should have been higher

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On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission made history by enforcing, for the first time, its power to go after companies that don’t notify consumers about health data breaches. The agency said it will fine GoodRx $1.5

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STAT+: ‘No data more personal’: Patients, digital health players weigh in on the FTC’s data privacy plan

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This year has seen the Federal Trade Commission crack down on digital health companies’ irresponsible data use. Since February, it has charged four companies with improperly handling sensitive health information — starting with the first-ever enforcement of its long-stagnant Health Breach Notification Rule, against GoodRx.

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STAT+: Mark Cuban teams with a business coalition in bid to lower drug costs for employers

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In his latest bid to expand access to lower-cost medicines, Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company will offer discounts directly to a company run by a coalition of 40 large private and public employers, cutting out the usual middlemen in the nation’s opaque pharmaceutical supply chain.

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Does your copay program factor in differences across specialties? GoodRx analysis shows it should.

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To address this gap, GoodRx is partnering with pharmaceutical companies to improve cost transparency and communication between patients and providers. New findings reveal an out-of-pocket cost gap between brand-name and generic prescriptions.