By Kenneth E. Thorpe
October 10, 2019
A prominent healthcare watchdog has found the solution to high drug prices – or so it claims.
For years, the nonprofit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has analyzed and rated the cost-
By Kenneth E. Thorpe
March 28, 2019
Every month, drug companies offer up nearly $13 billion in rebates and other discounts.
Patients don't see these savings at the drugstore, though. The supply chain all but ensures that discounts instead flow to
Widespread impact for patients, employers and health plans could also result in one million fewer hospitalizations
March 12, 2019 09:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study released today by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (
January 21, 2019
By Kenneth E. Thorpe
The Trump administration is poised to undermine seniors’ access to lifesaving medications.
It recently proposed a rule that would weaken patient protections within Medicare’s “Part D” prescription drug benefit
January 25, 2019
About 40 million Medicare beneficiaries suffer from at least two chronic diseases. A new proposal from the Trump administration could result in worse outcomes for their conditions.
In an effort to reduce drug spending, the Department of
PFCD applauds efforts to support the fight against costly chronic disease with rebate reforms
February 1, 2019 (WASHINGTON, D.C) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) shared the following statement commending the access improvements in the Administration’s rebate
Dr. Ken Thorpe on WHHI-TV in Beaufort, SC on National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
November 9, 2018
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UL2TIwqXko
October 25, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) Addressing the burden of chronic disease to promote better health acutely depends upon enhancing not restricting access to evidence-based preventive and medical care, including physician-administered prescription drugs. We have grave concerns that the
By Kevin Stankiewicz
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at 6:31 AM
Finding the right Medicare plan is important for all seniors -- but especially those with multiple, chronic diseases. The enrollment period began last week and runs through Dec. 7.
The Medicare open enrollment
By Kenneth Thorpe
August 30, 2018
Almost 4 million Americans suffer from gout, a form of inflammatory arthritis that causes devastating pain.
For decades, this disease largely flew under doctors’ radar. Experts mistakenly believed that gout-related spending