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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

2021 is the 20th anniversary of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID). Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. The coolest thing in health policy in the 21st century!!

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The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

Health Populi

The reputation of the pharmaceutical industry gained a “whopping” 30 points between January 2020 and February 2021, based on the latest Harris Poll in their research into industries’ reputations. consumers trusted the biotech health industry segment compared with the pharmaceutical segment.

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Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

Health Populi

There is one health care public policy issue that unites U.S. in this moment, here’s a huge consensus for Americans on a single issue in 2021. The survey was fielded in June 2021 among 1,071 U.S. voters across political party: that is the consumer-facing costs of prescription drugs.

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What Do Democrats and Republicans Agree On? Allowing Government & Business to Negotiate Lower Rx Prices

Health Populi

But across all priorities, it turns out that prescription drug costs rank higher in Americans’ minds than any other issue in the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll for June 2021. Two-thirds of U.S. residents were able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine was a “top priority.”

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