Category: Health Policy

The Coming Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Supply Conundrum

by Gunnar Esiason | Feb 23, 2023 | Health Policy

Gene therapies are coming, and they are coming fast! That’s in part because Vertex has proven the...

Copay accumulators are coming for people with cystic fibrosis

by Gunnar Esiason | Dec 6, 2022 | Health Policy

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged… my website is under construction, so I’ve tried to stay off...

Drug pricing legislation missed an opportunity to demand deeper price cuts

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 9, 2022 | Health Policy

TLDR; if you’re a Medicare beneficiary and have a drug for your indication that is on brand, this...

Generic Ivacaftor is One Step Closer in the US

by Gunnar Esiason | Jul 12, 2022 | Health Policy, Today in Medicine

If you’ve followed my blog for the last year or so, you’ve seen that I’ve been repeatedly...

Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company Will Provide Much Needed Relief for Drug Costs

by Gunnar Esiason | Jan 24, 2022 | Health Policy, Today in Medicine

If Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company (yes, that’s literally the name) can be sustained, it might...

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Are an Avoidable Burden on American Healthcare

by Gunnar Esiason | Jan 12, 2022 | Health Policy

Let’s talk about out-of-pocket costs, or OOP’s. We all confront them when we receive healthcare,...

Understanding How Drugs Age Over Time and What That Means for Potential Reform

by Gunnar Esiason | Nov 11, 2021 | Health Policy

Drug pricing reform is charging through congress, and like anything else in Washington, our...

Thoughts on Venture Philanthropy: A Patient-Centered Investment Thesis

by Gunnar Esiason | Sep 23, 2021 | Business School, Health Policy

Venture Philanthropy in biotechnology is as close to a patient-centered investment thesis as there...

What am I reading? Caregivers, Economics Behind Vaccine Mandates, Theranos

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 30, 2021 | Health Policy, What Am I Reading?

Let’s take a look at my browsing history (No, I don’t subscribe to print newspapers…)! Tom...

I Have Been in Clinical Trials and Taken Experimental Medications, the COVID-19 Vaccines are Well Beyond that Point

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 27, 2021 | Coronavirus, Health Policy, Today in Medicine

Anytime I hear (or see) someone talking about the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines as if they are...

What am I Reading? Hospital Pricing, Drug Pricing, Antibiotics

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 23, 2021 | Health Policy, What Am I Reading?

Alright, team! I am going to try something new on the blog. One of the most fundamental parts of...

How Much Money is Spent on Cystic Fibrosis Research and Development?

by Gunnar Esiason | Apr 14, 2021 | Health Policy, Today in Medicine

The answer: A LOT. I decided to do some very rough back-of-the-napkin math to understand spending...

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