Prescription drug spending surges amid market forces

Posted on March 29, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Cancer Drugs, Chronic Hepatitis C, Compounded Medications, FDA, Generic Drugs, Hepatitis C Drugs, Medicaid Expansion, Non-Orphan Drugs, Orphan Drug Act, Orphan Drugs, PCSK9-inhibitors, Prescription Drug Spending, Specialty Medications, Ultra-Orphan Drugs • Leave a comment

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/prescription-drug-spending-surges-amid-market-forces?cfcache=true

New Push Ties Cost of Drugs to How Well They Work

Posted on May 28, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Alternative Pricing Models, Cancer Drugs, Indication-Specific Pricing Arrangements, Pay for Performance, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy Benefit Management • Leave a comment

http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-push-ties-cost-of-drugs-to-how-well-they-work-1432684755

Tarceva has shown a smaller benefit in pancreatic cancer than in lung cancer.

As drug costs rise, Express Scripts seeks new payment deals for some cancer medications

#JPM15: Ezekiel Emanuel talks health care costs – and why many cancer drugs just aren’t worth it

Posted on January 14, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cancer Drugs, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, Physician Incentives, Treatment Protocols • Leave a comment

#JPM15: Ezekiel Emanuel talks health care costs – and why many cancer drugs just aren’t worth it

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More Medicine Goes Off Limits in Drug-Price Showdown

Posted on December 1, 2014 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cancer Drugs, Drug Prices, Drug Pricing, Pharmaceutical • Leave a comment

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-25/more-medicine-goes-off-limits-in-drug-price-showdown.html

Major Medical Centers ask Congress to Probe Genentech Distribution Shift

Posted on November 14, 2014 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cancer Drugs, Genentech, Supply Chain • Leave a comment

http://blogs.wsj.com/pharmalot/2014/11/11/major-medical-centers-ask-congress-to-probe-genentech-distribution-shift/tab/print/

The cost of cancer drugs

Posted on October 6, 2014 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Cancer, Cancer Drugs, Healthcare • Leave a comment

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cost-of-cancer-drugs/

http://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes