Monday, October 21, 2024

What the CVS Health CEO Shuffle Has to Do With Emerging Consumer AI Tools

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As my readers know, just a few weeks ago, I blogged about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are starting to emerge which can help ordi...
Monday, September 23, 2024

The FTC Sues the Big 3 PBMs, but Pharma Could Face a Similar Fate Soon

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Well, it finally happened on Friday, September 20, 2024.  Specifically, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in Adminis...
Thursday, September 05, 2024

Harness AI (artificial intelligence) to Beat Health Insurance Company Claim Denials

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Let's face it: U.S. commercial healthcare insurance companies are incredibly greedy and they don't fundamentally give a $#!+ about p...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

GLP-1 Inhibitor Demand Shows Strong Growth Among Those Looking to Lose Weight, Less Robust Growth Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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There is no denying the explosive growth in GLP-1 inhibitors, especially among those using the drugs to lose weight but do not have a clinic...
Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Medtronic Launches a New CGM known as "Simplera", the company also announces it is exiting the CGM business and outsourcing that to Abbott

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This morning, there were press releases from both Medtronic (see Medtronic's release at https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medtron...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Abbott's "Freestyle Libre 3 Plus" May Push U.S. CGM Prices Down Further

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In recent years, I have been underwhelmed with the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions. This year's event was known ...
Monday, July 22, 2024

More Ammo from the American Postal Workers Union Health Plan Audit Could Strengthen FTC's PBM Litigation on Insulin

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Some may recall that on July 10, 2024, the Wall Street Journal , Politico and Axios  all reported that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (&...
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Let the Litigation Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers Begin!

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Perhaps you recall that on June 7, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is required by law to be staffed with Commissioners ...