Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2020

Health Populi’s Hot Points: The issue of drug and vaccine pricing for COVID-19 prevention and treatments has been under the media microscope since the start of the pandemic. Here’s one of many looks into the issue , in which I’m quoted on scenarios for Gilead’s possible pricing strategies for remdesivir.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2021

There is one health care public policy issue that unites U.S. The macro-strategy for Optum is that, in their mission-words, “health care should be equally available to everyone, when and how they want it. In person, on the phone or online, quality health care is wherever you are,” their website informs us.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2019

They don’t tend to shop around for health care or be super-engaged in their care, probably because they tend to be older and more likely to be covered by Medicare. They may be threatened by a call for “Medicare for All” given their affection for the program. That’s an interesting conundrum to consider.

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