Companies eager to sponsor discount drug cards

Previously used to treat HIV and Hepatitis B, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) reduced the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by an average of 9% every year, according to new research published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.

Capricor officials said the company was prepared for the meeting and does not expect it to delay the FDA’s decision on the therapy.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.

An overview of endometriosis subtypes, treatment options and costs, according to a recent research review published in JAMA.

Payers may be tempted by lower prices and no rebates, but two-thirds of the respondents said their plan has experienced an increase in the amount of rebates they have received.