Jeff Craven

Concierge Medicine as an Alternative to the Health Care Status Quo

10/13/2018

Experts say concierge medicine reduces physician burnout and is better for patients. However, ethical and legal questions about transitioning a practice to a concierge model remain.

Experts say concierge medicine...

10/13/2018

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Formulary Frontlines®

CGRP Inhibitors May Offer Significant Benefits for Migraine Patients

10/17/2019

Jeff Craven ;

With the advent of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitors, which are either monoclonal antibodies or CGRP receptor agonists that block CGRP proteins in the head and neck, another treatment option has emerged for patients where...

With the advent of calcitonin...

10/17/2019

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Stakeholders Still Searching for Solutions to Lower Costs of Gene Therapy

03/31/2020

Jeff Craven ;

With more therapies than ever moving through the pipeline, developers and payers are looking at new ways to lower costs while ramping up gene therapy production.

With more therapies than ever...

03/31/2020

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Improving Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in T2D Patients: GLP-1 Agonists, SGLT2 Inhibitors

08/26/2019

Jeff Craven ;

Recent trials of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors have shown these drug classes could reduce or prevent cardiovascular and renal disease, improving outcomes despite their high cost.

Recent trials of GLP-1 receptor...

08/26/2019

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Literature Review

Examining 177Lu-PSMA-617 as a Treatment for Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

09/16/2021

Jeff Craven ;

In this literature review, we explore the data from the phase 3 VISION trial recently presented at the 2021 virtual annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examining...

In this literature review, we...

09/16/2021

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Digital Medicines: A Solution to Medication Nonadherence?

04/19/2019

Jeff Craven ;

Could medication with built-in digital sensors improve medication adherence and reduce health care costs? Experts discuss the potential benefits of novel digital medicines against privacy concerns of large-scale data collection.

Could medication with built-in...

04/19/2019

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Cover Story

Can Cost-Plus Pricing Lower the Cost of Generic Drugs for Patients?

04/18/2022

Jeff Craven ;

With the ever-rising costs of medications, new business models and patient care initiatives are becoming increasingly common methods to disrupt the industry to instill lasting change. But how do these recent ventures, like Mark Cuban’s new...

With the ever-rising costs of...

04/18/2022

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Big Pharma Embraces Big Data: What This Means for Payers and Patients

11/16/2018

Jeff Craven ;

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly using big data techniques to improve outcomes, streamline the drug clinical pipeline and gain insight into new therapies. But real innovation may change how drug developers, payers, and providers...

Pharmaceutical companies are...

11/16/2018

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A Novel—And Cost-Effective—Approach to End-Stage Renal Disease

09/18/2018

Jeff Craven ;

Studies have shown success with hepatitis C-positive kidney transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease followed by treatment with direct-acting antivirals to cure the infection. Experts discuss why this approach is not only...

Studies have shown success with...

09/18/2018

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Innovating Payment Models For Gene Therapy

08/30/2018

Jeff Craven ;

Gene therapy is a transformational treatment for some patients to potentially cure or prevent rare diseases. But questions still remain about how these drugs should be priced and who will pay for them.

Gene therapy is a...

08/30/2018

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