JAMA Internal Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
183(2), P. 93 - 93
Published: Dec. 19, 2022
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JAMA Health Forum,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. e225218 - e225218
Published: Jan. 27, 2023
Importance
The
Inflation
Reduction
Act
of
2022
gives
Medicare
the
authority
to
negotiate
prices
for
certain
prescription
drugs.
Which
drugs
will
be
selected
and
how
negotiated
remain
unclear.
Objective
To
simulate
drug
selection
minimum
savings
that
would
have
been
achieved
at
statutory
ceiling
if
price
negotiation
had
implemented
from
2018
2020.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
In
this
cross-sectional
study,
a
policy
simulation
analysis
high-spending
in
Part
B
D
were
eligible
January
December
2020
was
performed
August
5
November
20,
2022.
Exposures
Eligibility
criteria
discounts
afforded
by
negotiation.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
main
outcomes
characteristics
subject
estimated
through
spending
compared
with
existing
net
accounting
concessions.
Results
Among
40
drugs,
35
primarily
reimbursed
10
biologics.
most
common
therapeutic
classes
endocrine
(11),
neurologic
or
psychiatric
(5),
pulmonary
(4),
rheumatologic
immunologic
cardiovascular
(4).
Median
time
US
Food
Drug
Administration
approval
12
years
(IQR,
10-14
years).
Three
faced
generic
competition
2
between
For
remaining
37
$55.3
billion;
reduced
an
$26.5
billion,
which
represented
5%
during
those
3
years.
Conclusions
Relevance
simulating
provisions
revealed
important
limitations,
including
strict
potential
become
ineligible
taking
effect.
Despite
these
still
delivered
substantial
because
offered
steep
discounts,
part,
erasing
excess
increases
faster
than
inflation.
Journal of Clinical Oncology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
41(29), P. 4664 - 4668
Published: June 8, 2023
Self-administered
oncology
drugs
contribute
disproportionately
to
Medicare
Part
D
spending;
prices
often
remain
high
even
after
generic
entry.
Outlets
for
low-cost
such
as
Mark
Cuban
Cost
Plus
Drug
Company
(MCCPDC)
offer
opportunities
decreased
Medicare,
D,
and
beneficiary
spending.
We
estimate
potential
savings
if
plans
obtained
those
offered
under
the
MCCPDC
seven
drugs.Using
2020
Spending
dashboard,
Q3-2022
formulary
prices,
self-administered
drugs,
we
estimated
by
replacing
unit
costs
with
plan.We
of
$661.8
million
(M)
US
dollars
(USD;
78.8%)
studied.
Total
ranged
from
$228.1M
USD
(56.1%)
$2,154.5M
(92.4%)
compared
25th
75th
percentiles
plan
prices.
The
median
were
abiraterone
$338.0M
USD,
anastrozole
$1.2M
imatinib
100
mg
$15.6M
400
$212.0M
letrozole
$1.9M
methotrexate
$26.7M
raloxifene
$63.8M
tamoxifen
$2.6M
USD.
All
30-day
prescription
drug
generated
cost
except
three
at
percentile
pricing:
anastrozole,
letrozole,
tamoxifen.Replacing
current
pricing
could
yield
significant
drugs.
Individual
beneficiaries
save
nearly
$25,200
per
year
or
between
$17,500
$20,500
imatinib.
Notably,
cash-pay
catastrophic
phase
coverage
still
more
expensive
than
baseline
JAMA Network Open,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8(1), P. e2454699 - e2454699
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
Importance
Nearly
all
Medicare
Advantage
(MA)
plans
offer
dental,
vision,
and
hearing
benefits
not
covered
by
traditional
(TM).
However,
little
is
known
about
MA
enrollees’
use
of
those
or
how
much
they
cost
insurers
enrollees.
Objective
To
estimate
use,
out-of-pocket
(OOP)
spending,
insurer
payments
for
hearing,
vision
services
among
beneficiaries.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
cross-sectional
analysis
used
pooled
2017-2021
Medical
Expenditure
Panel
Survey
(MEPS)
Current
Beneficiary
(MCBS)
data
TM
beneficiaries
(excluding
also
Medicaid).
The
was
performed
from
September
10,
2023,
to
June
30,
2024.
Exposures
compared
with
coverage.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
main
outcome
receipt
eye
examinations,
corrective
lenses,
aids,
optometry
dental
visits,
insurers’
spending
such
services.
MEPS
MCBS
were
weighted
be
nationally
representative.
Results
We
included
76
557
non–dually
eligible
beneficiaries,
including
23
404
the
53
153
MCBS.
Weighted
demographic
characteristics
similar
(54.7%
51.9%
female;
39.8%
35.2%
older
than
75
years,
respectively).
Only
54.2%
(95%
CI,
52.4%-55.9%)
54.3%
CI
52.2%-56.3%)
aware
having
coverage,
respectively.
enrollees
no
more
likely
receive
eyeglasses
After
adjustment
differences,
paid
OOP
$205.86
$192.44-$219.27)
$226.12
$212.02-$240.23),
respectively,
(MA
−
difference,
−$20.27
[95%
−$33.77
−$6.77]
−9.0%
−14.9%
−3.0%]);
$226.82
$202.24-$251.40)
$249.98
$226.22-$273.74)
respectively
−$23.16
−$43.15
−$3.17]
−9.3%
−17.3%
−1.3%]);
less
visits
durable
medical
equipment
(a
proxy
aids).
Nationwide,
plans’
annual
on
services,
totaled
$3.9
billion
$3.3-$4.4
billion),
while
spent
$9.2
$8.2-$10.2
billion)
annually
these
other
private
$2.8
$2.7-$3.0
billion).
Conclusions
Relevance
In
this
study
2
representative
surveys,
did
supplemental
possibly
because
cost-sharing
limited
awareness
benefit
Infection and Chemotherapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55(2), P. 237 - 237
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
study
aimed
to
identify
the
trends
in
pharmaceutical
expenditure
(PE),
share
of
PE
health
(HE),
and
by
pharmacological
groups
(ATC
level
1
classification)
Korea
for
a
10-year
period
(2011
-
2020)
compare
data
with
those
other
Organisation
Economic
Co-operation
Development
(OECD)
countries.
Using
findings,
we
determined
current
status
(PE)
management
derived
implications
establishing
future
macroscopic
policies
on
PE.We
analyzed
OECD
Health
Statistics
Korean
national
insurance
claims
database
from
January
2011
through
December
2020.
The
outcome
measures
were
HE,
PE,
sales
ATC
medicines
during
As
collects
limited
data,
used
HIRA
PEs
level-1
classification,
including
D,
L,
P,
S.PE
increased
38.5%
19.9
billion
USD
27.6
2020,
whereas
HE
decreased
6.3%p
26.4%
20.1%
In
ranked
third
per
capita
(760.9
PPP)
had
highest
(20.1%)
among
19
countries
studied.
By
class,
was
A
(alimentary
tract
metabolism)
at
4.3
USD,
L
(antineoplastic
immunomodulating
agents)
increase
13.4%;
contrast,
J
(anti-infectives
systemic
use)
lowest
annual
average
-0.2%
2020
relative
2011.
Among
17
countries,
third-highest
expenditures
codes
J,
respectively.PE
has
continued
between
indicating
need
PE.
Our
results
code
may
help
authorities
JACC Basic to Translational Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(8), P. 1029 - 1040
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
Cardiovascular
disease
(CVD)
is
the
leading
cause
of
mortality
worldwide.
Therapeutic
agents,
such
as
those
that
lower
low-density
lipoprotein
cholesterol,
have
been
a
critical
factor
in
mitigating
CVD
event
risk
and
demonstrate
important
role
drug
discovery
plays
reducing
morbidity
mortality.
However,
rapidly
rising
development
costs,
diminishing
returns,
an
increasingly
challenging
regulatory
environment
all
contributed
to
declining
number
cardiovascular
(CV)
therapeutic
agents
entering
health
care
marketplace.
For
pharmaceutical
companies,
traditional
outcomes
trial
(CVOT)
can
be
major
financial
burden
impediment
CV
agent
development.
They
take
long
decade
conduct,
delaying
potential
investment
return
while
carrying
failure.
patients,
lengthy
CVOTs
delay
accessibility.
Without
cost-effective
CVOTs,
innovation
may
compromised,
with
patients
bearing
consequences.
This
paper
reviews
approaches
for
making
more
cost-effective.
JAMA,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
328(15), P. 1502 - 1502
Published: Oct. 18, 2022
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JAMA Health Forum,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(8), P. e233014 - e233014
Published: Aug. 18, 2023
Nationally
and
globally,
health
will
continue
to
be
one
of
the
most
important
policy
issues
for
2024
US
election.Information
about
these
is
critical
decision-making
answer
pressing
public
global
questions
affecting
world.
1,2US
elections
are
not
only
domestic;
they
affect
world
politics,
economies,
security,
welfare,
health.
3,4er
last
few
years,
a
number
new
have
captured
political
attention.For
example,
recent
health-related
misinformation,
coupled
with
uncertainty
during
COVID-19
pandemic,
has
heightened
need
high-quality,
objective
evidence.
5In
US,
clinicians,
policymakers,
continued
deliberate
many
long-standing
issues,
including
costs
care
prescription
drugs
6,7
;
disparities
racial,
ethnic,
gender
inequities
[8][9][10][11]
opioid
epidemic
12
Medicaid
Affordable
Care
Act
13
access
abortion
reproductive
services
14
clinician
workforce
well-being.
15,16Controversies
also
arisen
over
previously
established
standards
like
vaccinations
drug
approvals.
17,18rldwide,
attention
been
drawn
humanitarian
emergencies
related
ramifications,
such
as
equitable
responses
pandemic
effective
networks
systems
needed
detect
respond
infectious
diseases,
war
in
Ukraine,
refugee
crises,
effects
climate
change,
drought
food
insecurity
horn
Africa.
19e
increasing
interconnectedness
science
society
requires
that
we
consider
research
across
range
disciplines
both
outside
medicine
within
worldwide.7][28]
The
economy,
always
priority
voters,
on
mental
well
ability
afford
meet
other
essential
needs
education,
housing,
sanitation,
food,
water
social
drivers
29,30Moreover,
stagnated
investments
health,
care,
worldwide
portend
failure
Sustainable
Development
Goals.
31
Across
this
disciplines,
populations,
outcomes
policies
contribute
or
mitigate
pervasive
disparities.JAMA
10
participating
JAMA
Network
journals,
Health
Forum,
issuing
Call
Papers
solicit
rigorous
empirical
election-year
populations
medical
specialties
represented
by
journals.Of
greatest
interest
studies
influence
debates,
news
stories,
candidate
platforms,
discourse
run-up
election,
topics
overlooked
campaigns.
2,32A
goal
provide
actionable
evidence
candidates,
international
influencers
identify
ineffective
solutions
problems.Just
ask
candidates
propose
rather
than
merely
criticizing
status
quo,
hope
receive
reports
test
evaluate
existing
proposed
strategies
interventions
simply
describing
problems
solved.
Health Services Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2024
Abstract
Objective
To
determine
whether
annual
changes
in
prices
for
clinician‐administered
drugs
are
associated
with
patient
out‐of‐pocket
costs.
Data
Sources
and
Study
Setting
National
commercial
claims
database,
2009
to
2018.
Design
In
a
serial,
cross‐sectional
study,
we
calculated
the
percent
change
manufacturer
list
net
after
rebates.
We
used
two‐part
generalized
linear
models
assess
relationship
between
price
(1)
percentage
of
individuals
incurring
any
costs
(2)
median
non‐zero
Collection/Extraction
Methods
created
cohorts
privately
insured
who
one
52
brand‐name
drugs.
Principal
Findings
List
increased
4.4%/yr
(interquartile
range
[IQR],
1.1%
6.0%)
3.3%/yr
(IQR,
0.3%
5.5%).
The
patients
from
38%
48%
2018,
by
9.6%/yr
4.1%
15.4%).
There
was
no
association
individual
Conclusions
From
increased,
but
these
were
not
directly
related
This
may
be
due
insurance
benefit
design
private
insurer
drug
reimbursement
rates.
European Journal Of Haematology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
112(3), P. 360 - 366
Published: Oct. 11, 2023
Abstract
Novel
therapies
for
multiple
myeloma
(MM)
have
improved
patient
survival,
but
their
high
costs
strain
healthcare
budgets.
End‐of‐life
phases
of
treatment
are
generally
the
most
expensive,
however,
these
may
be
less
justifiable
in
context
a
pronounced
clinical
benefit.
To
manage
drug
expenses
effectively,
detailed
information
on
end‐of‐life
administration
and
crucial.
In
this
retrospective
study,
we
analysed
sequences
from
96
MM
patients
Netherlands
who
died
between
January
2017
July
2019.
Patients
received
up
to
16
lines
therapy
(median
overall
survival:
56.5
months),
with
average
lifetime
€209
871
(€3111/month;
range:
€3942–€776
185)
anti‐MM
drugs.
About
85%
last
3
months
before
death,
incurring
€20
761
(range:
€70–€50
122;
10%
total).
Half
14
days,
mainly
fully
oral
regimens
(66%).
substantial
despite
limited
survival
benefits.
The
use
expensive
options
is
expected
increase
further.
These
data
serve
as
reference
point
future
cost
studies,
further
research
needed
identify
factors
predicting
efficacy
benefit
continuing
therapy.