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- Gap in specialty adherence is primarily on persistency not compliance while most efforts are on compliance. Opportunity? 14 hours ago
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- Only 28% of employers in PBMI report thought specialty copays were barrier to care. Surprising to me. Avg copay is $85 with large ranges. 14 hours ago
- From an initial look at the attendee list for #PBMI looks like more payers and consultants than in past. Should be good mix w PBMs. 17 hours ago
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- Who’s Killing Independent Pharmacy? April 28, 2009
- Are Sport Courts The New Suburban Swimming Pool? July 12, 2009
- Why Don’t All PBM Clients Save With Mail Order? March 2, 2010
- The $1,400 Physical January 7, 2008
- New Physician Site – Vitals.com February 18, 2008
- A World Without PBMs February 11, 2010
- Who Should Decide Rx Location – Payer Of Course March 4, 2011
- Health 2.0: My Notes March 5, 2008
- What is a TPA? February 20, 2012
- Infographic: Student Health February 18, 2012
- Infographic: Anatomy of a Doctor February 17, 2012
- Do Hospital Ratings Matter? February 16, 2012
- 30% of MDs Believe They Will Save Healthcare February 15, 2012
- IBM on Social CRM – Relevant for Healthcare February 13, 2012
- My PCMA Presentation On Copay Cards February 8, 2012
- Reading Labels; Understanding Side Effects February 8, 2012
- The Well Being Index February 7, 2012
- Comments On Prescription Copay Article February 7, 2012
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Jim Fields: To coordinate the primary care providers, speciali...
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Jim Fields: Primary Care Is At Risk of Collapse and Needs the ...
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Express Scripts Drug Trend Report: The updated DTR link is: http://www.express-scrip...
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George Van Antwerp: Here are some of the comments from yesterday: *...
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Adam J. Fein: George, Here are the updated numbers: http://ww...
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Mason Tenaglia: I agree with your idea that $6.60 is still a probl...
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Mason Tenaglia: George - Thanks for making my article visible to t...
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Jim Fields RPh CFO ApproRx: A discussion PHARMA coupon cards causing increased...
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George Van Antwerp: I agree. Adherence measures aren't perfect. But,...
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This blog (formerly The Patient Advocate) contains my thoughts about healthcare. It is generally focused on marketing related issues from a patient perspective. After working in healthcare, my opinion is that most companies today think of patients as claims. I advocate that healthcare needs to be more like consumer products and think differently about how they interact...both for their own personal benefits and for the patients.

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January 26, 2012




I can’t stand health insurance. While I am grateful to have it, it is a nightmare to navigate.