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Mark Cuban and Pramod John

Open Markets, Better Outcomes, Lower Costs

A Discussion with Mark Cuban on Healthcare Innovation

Mark Cuban, Cost Plus Drugs co-founder, and Pramod John, VIVIO CEO, explore how open market solutions are revolutionizing healthcare purchasing.

Breaking: J&J ERISA Employee Benefit Lawsuit. Am I at Risk?

The J&J ERISA lawsuit is a deep dive into the compliance issues that employers face when using the traditional PBM model.

The PBM Model is Dead Is it Time to Move on?

For years, you’ve been told formularies reduce your spend and networks mean lower prices. Unfortunately, the facts suggest the opposite. What you’ve suspected all along is true, you are actually paying more, much more. If that’s not enough, transparently paying more, is the same as paying more.

Gene and CAR T-cell treatment and financial risk management

Gene and CAR T-cell therapies are receiving much attention – both for the hope they offer patients and their million-dollar+ cost. Understandably, many employers and their advisors are focused on how to pay for these therapies. However, the initial questions employee benefits leaders should ask are: Do these therapies work? And should I pay for them?

Numbers Don’t Lie: Practical Steps for Employers to Lower their Specialty Drug Spend by 39% or More

Employers are constantly challenged with the arduous task of managing their specialty drug spend. With pharmacy costs rising, it’s time
for benefits purchasers to implement specialty drug management programs focusing on member/employee well-being to improve health outcomes.

Alternative Funding Programs and Copay Cards: Litigation & Compliance Risks for Employers

Alternative Funding vendors promise employers and employees “free drugs” by accessing Patient Assistance Programs. Recently, pharmaceutical manufacturers have begun denying these vendors access to Patient Assistance funds, and lawsuits have been filed against some of these vendors. Listen to the specialty drugs experts from VIVIO and the ERISA law experts from Frier Levitt.

 

Humira Biosimilars Will Fail… What You Can Do to Prevent It

To the casual observer, the optimistic discussion swirling around Humira biosimilars seems as if these competitor drugs will provide some relief to the country’s specialty drug problem. Unfortunately, the opposite is true; and our best opportunity in a generation to break the PBM stranglehold will be wasted.

 

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