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EP439: Fixing the Generic Drug Pricing Problem, Where Patients Pay More When They Use Their Insurance, With Luke Slindee, PharmD
June 06, 2024
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28:5639.74 MB

EP439: Fixing the Generic Drug Pricing Problem, Where Patients Pay More When They Use Their Insurance, With Luke Slindee, PharmD

In the Ge Bai show ( EP420 ), one solve was offered for helping patients pay the lowest possible price for generic drugs. In this healthcare podcast, Luke Slindee, PharmD, offers another solve. That’s where this conversation is going, but now let’s start from the beginning. For a full transcript of...

EP418: Mark Cuban With Some Advice for CEOs and CFOs of Self-insured Employers, With Mark Cuban and Ferrin Williams, PharmD, MBA, From Scripta
November 16, 2023
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54:4275.11 MB

EP418: Mark Cuban With Some Advice for CEOs and CFOs of Self-insured Employers, With Mark Cuban and Ferrin Williams, PharmD, MBA, From Scripta

For a full transcript of this episode, click here . CEOs and CFOs … hey, this show is for you. Let’s start here: What do all of these numbers have in common: $140,000, $3 million, $35 million, and $3 billion? These are all actual examples of how much employers, unions, and some p...

Encore! EP356: PBMs React to GoodRx, Mark Cuban, and Amazon Pharmacy, With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA
December 22, 202236:1049.67 MB

Encore! EP356: PBMs React to GoodRx, Mark Cuban, and Amazon Pharmacy, With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA

This show was one of the most popular episodes in the past 12 months. So, here it is again for your listening pleasure. Mostly this whole episode is about the so-called “Big Three” PBMs that provide between the three of them pharmacy benefit services for 95% of insured Americans. PBM ...

AEE13: Have You Ever Wondered How GoodRx Makes Money? With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA
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AEE13: Have You Ever Wondered How GoodRx Makes Money? With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA

In this health care podcast, Ge Bai explains GoodRx’s business model and how PBMs and pharmacies fit in to that business model. Here’s the short version: GoodRx takes advantage of the dysfunction in the pharmacy supply chain. And while they help patients save money, their master plan on...

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