‘Let’s get this done,’ Mark Cuban tells Biden on Medicare savings study – based on questionable pricing data ?

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

  I love math issues… let’s look at this example .. Medicare pays for how many doses of 20 mg or 40 mg ? I checked on www.goodrx.com in my zip code lowest available price # 30 doses 20mg $0.25 each $ 7.42 & 40 mg $0.13 each $3.89 Cost Plus Drug Co. #30 @ […]

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Will CVS Health Be a Positive Disruptor to Primary Care?

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Will CVS Health Be a Positive Disruptor to Primary Care? — Complex incentives pose reasons to approach this new model with caution https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/99374 While working at one of the nation’s largest safety-net hospitals, I experienced first-hand how difficult it can be for people to access medical care. For many providers, the story of the patient […]

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Images from a Narxcare report – PLEASE SHARE

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

this is some items included in a Narxcare report… IF you notice Narxcare – someone – has CREATED a LME (Lorazepam ) Lorazepam Milligram Equivalents – just the TIP OF THE ICEBERG in this reporting system – there is a WHOLE LIBRARY of 3 color informational handouts the practitioner can print out. Also notice that […]

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