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Season 284

EP284: When Prescribers Know How Much a Drug Will Cost Patients at the Point of Prescribing, With Carm Huntress, CEO and Cofounder of RxRevu
July 16, 2020
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EP284: When Prescribers Know How Much a Drug Will Cost Patients at the Point of Prescribing, With Carm Huntress, CEO and Cofounder of RxRevu

There is a transparency zeitgeist kicking off right about now. In June was the biggie, the one where health systems now have to divulge their contracted rates with insurance carriers starting January 1, 2021. But this zeitgeist is flowing into drug prices as well. Surescripts just released their re...

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EP445: Can a Primary-Care-Only Practice Survive in 2024? With Tom X. Lee, MD

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Encore! EP397: The Minefield That Is a PBM Contract and Also Some Advice for EBCs Who Are Taking Money Under the Table, With Paul Holmes

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EP444: Two State Healthcare Laws Often Don’t Go as Planned: CON and COPA, With Ann Kempski

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EP443: Let Us Never Pay the First Bill in Honor of Marshall Allen

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EP442: A Short Rumination on Saving Money, Except Not Saving Money. Oncology Side Effect Management as a Case Study, With Andreas Mang
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EP442: A Short Rumination on Saving Money, Except Not Saving Money. Oncology Side Effect Management as a Case Study, With Andreas Mang

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EP441: Tables Get Turned. This Is Me Interviewed by Abby Burns From Radio Advisory About What Is Value
June 20, 2024
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EP441: Tables Get Turned. This Is Me Interviewed by Abby Burns From Radio Advisory About What Is Value

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EP440: What Is the Optimal Size for a Medical Practice? With David Muhlestein, PhD, JD

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