
Adam J. Fein
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Expert insights from Dr. Adam J. Fein on pharmaceutical economics and the drug distribution system. Contact me at [email protected]
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๐ 340๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ Yikes! Only 3% to 5% of branded 340B prescriptions at retail and mail-order contract pharmacies were filled using a 340B drug discount card. Thatโs



A troubling trend: Large insurers are denying a greater share of prescription drug claims. The usual suspects: Cigna Healthcare , Aetna , UnitedHealthcare , Elevance Health , Humana Caveats: Limited visibility into methodology or the reasons for denial. Source: Komodo Health The New York Times


๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐-๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ? Ever since the IRA was passed, we've been pointing out the ever-growing unintended consequences of this hastily-passed law. One of the most significant


๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ New data from IQVIA paints a troubling picture: โก๏ธ After one year, 18% to 42% of new Medicare Part D patients still hadnโt gained approval for their originally


From Informa Connect: Informa Connectโs Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit September 15-17, 2025 | Chicago, IL *** Promo code for discount: 25DRCH10 *** Details ==> drugch.nl/4lHTA5O #sponsored


New J&J Innovative Medicine $JNJ report offers unprecedented transparency into #drug pricing & #GrossToNetBubble: - $47.8 B in rebates, discounts & fees for 2024 (+11.7% vs. 2023) - $14.7 B to comm'l payers & #PBMs (+9.7%) - $7.4 B to #340B providers (+23.3% !) ==> drugch.nl/4kRJVZJ


๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌโ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ 77% of employers consider managing the cost of GLP-1 medications โextremely/very importantโโmaking it the top pharmacy benefit


๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง 2025 The three largest PBMs are excluding more medications than ever before: ๐น 842 single-source brand-name drugs (with no generic or biosimilar alternatives) ๐น 611 unique generics ๐น 37 unique biosimilars


From CareMetx Team: ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ Download: "Rethinking Annual Reverification: A Strategic, Multi-Layered Approach to Protecting Patient Access":


If you think UnitedHealth Group $UNH has become a bloated, unmanageable company that's more interested in profit mining than patient care, then you'll enjoy this takedown from The American Prospect. ๐ drugch.nl/3ILnOHa

Medicare Part D spending on dermatology prescriptions: Innovation > Price Hikes โข Specialty meds = 3% of Rx / 81% of gross (pre-rebate) spending โข Spending growth due to new therapies, not rising prices โข Market share diversifying ๐ JAMA Dermatology drugch.nl/3U7GLWZ



โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ 2025 ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฉ Letโs cut through the steamy summer haze with a refreshing breeze of healthcare insightsโperfect poolside reading. ๐ฉบ 340B Discounts Still Not Reaching Needy Patients ๐ Why do patients switch from