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Pharmaceutical Executive (November 2012) – Who Pays for Specialty Medicines?

aslater — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:01:50 +0000

Do higher patient co-pays impede access to the best that modern medicine has to offer in the specialty segment?

By Lauri Mitchell & Alison King

Recruiting Video — Starting Your Career with Amundsen (by Mason Tenaglia)

aslater — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:50:08 +0000

If you are interested in learning more about what it’s like to work at Amundsen and in seeing what we are looking for in a candidate, please watch our 3 minute recruiting video:

Click here to watch the recruiting video.

PM360 Article (May 2012) – Insurer Suits Highlight Copay Assistance

aslater — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:20:27 +0000

Article in PM360online.com – Insurer Suits Highlight Copay Assistance

By Andrew Matthius

In March, several health plans in Community Catalyst’s Prescription Access Litigation coalition filed class action lawsuits that claimed copay coupons were illegal bribes made by drug manufacturers to patients. The lawsuits were filed by the AFSCME District Council 37 Health & Security Plan Trust, Sergeants Benevolent Association, the New England Carpenters, and the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 572 Health and Welfare Fund in four federal courts (New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark), against nine drug manufacturers (Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Meyers-Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novartis, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, and Pfizer), and cited 25 brand-name drugs (including Lipitor, Nexium, Crestor, Diovan, Enbrel, Humira, Abilify, Nasonex, Vytorin, and Lovaza).

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Pharmaceutical Executive January 2012: Letting the Facts Get in the Way

ckatz — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:51:11 +0000

Letting the Facts Get In the Way: An empirical defense of coupons and copay offset programs

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Pharmaceutical Commerce: Co-pay Coupons

ckatz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:28:38 +0000

The behind-the-scenes jockeying between brand manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over pricing and formulary placement is breaking into the open as the latter get more aggressive in fighting against manufacturers’ use of coupons.

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Corporate HQ Move

ckatz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:57:06 +0000

Amundsen announces corporate headquarters move to Burlington, MA, in order to accommodate continued growth and expansion of client services.

Pharmaceutical Executive, May 2011: Out of Control

diana — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:47:20 +0000

Out of Control: The Ever Increasing Price of Preferred Formulary Access

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CBI’s 2nd Annual Risk Sharing and Innovative Contracting Models for Bio/Pharmaceuticals conference

diana — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:47:51 +0000

Amundsen presentation by Mason Tenaglia and Jamie Sidore — Day One (3/24/11): Improve Adherence through Lower Co-Pays – Can Manufacturers and Health Plans Create a “Win-Win” Strategy through Co-Pay Offset Programs for “Appropriate Use”?

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WSJ Health Blog (by Jonathan D. Rockoff)

diana — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:48:24 +0000

Drug Price Increases Come As Companies Peer Over Patent Cliff

Drug makers, understandably, don’t like to talk about raising prices. When they must, companies often cite the hefty investment required to develop new treatments, as some do in today’s WSJ article on the pricing issue.

But there’s another force that helps explain why 2010′s price increases were the biggest in recent years. Companies are facing a huge revenue shortfall as their blockbuster products lose patent protection. Like squirrels gathering nuts for winter, drug makers must collect as much revenue as they can before major sources dry up, say industry experts.

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Forbes.com – Pharma & Healthcare – “The Medicine Show” (by Matthew Herper)

diana — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:48:56 +0000

How Bargain Lipitor Could Raise Health Costs

A war brewing over Lipitor could affect your pocketbook whether or not you take the best-selling cholesterol-lowering pill.

Last December, Pfizer, the world’s largest drug company, launched a coupon card that allows patients to purchase a month’s supply of Lipitor, which normally costs $150, for as little as $4 if they have medical insurance.

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