Heard in the Blogosphere
Colin Taylor, MD
@ColinTaylorMD
As physicians, we make up
a significant portion of the
“System.” Without us, the
“System” will cease to exist.
Knowing this, why do we
minimize our influence? We
must work together to leverage
our position within the “System”
to change it from the inside
out. #PhysicianBurnout
Rob Dean, MD
@drrdean
When you’re married to a
physician, the #heart on top
of your latte tends toward the
anatomically correct.
@Drkldean
Tatiana Prowell, MD
@tmprowell
My grandpa used to say “It’s not
what you know, it’s who you
know.” The 1st time I was old
enough to get it, I said “That’s
not fair!” He said “Exactly! So
make it your life’s work to
ensure everyone meets each
other.” He’s 2 decades gone,
but I’m still at it. #advocacy
#MedEd
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ASH Clinical News
The Good, the Bad, and the PBMs
“In a market with competitive alternatives – such as generics and multiple name brands – pharmacy benefit
managers (PBMs) should be able to move patients from more expensive brand drugs to less expensive versions
and extract lower prices by playing brands off one another. … So where did [PBMs] go wrong? In three areas:
consolidation, rebate revenue, and transparency. … It is easy to cast [PBMs] as the bad guys of drug pricing,
but with changes to the basic business model, they may be consumers’ best hope for holding down the price of
pharmaceuticals.”
—John Arnold on the complicated role of pharmacy benefit managers, in STAT