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Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Erik Felker	Elephant or Specialist? The Bush Administration has put in place the groundwork for new market forces that will forever change how pharmaceuticals are commercialized. Although the long-term impact of this change is not known, unprepared companies are at a serious disadvantage.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 10, 2014	Obama Policies Reshape Pharma Marketing Health reform initiatives promote transparency, challenge reimbursement, writes Jill Wechsler.
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Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler	Who Will Pay for New Drugs? Comparative research documenting value and affordability is key to obtaining coverage for high-cost therapies.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	An 'A' for Advancing Expectations As head of both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mark McClellan has been at the center of public policy affecting the pharmaceutical industry over the last decade.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler	Costs and Benefits of Health Reform Will expanded markets and accountable care organizations offset higher rebates, added fees, and closer scrutiny of marketing and prices?
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011	Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help.
Managed Care February 2008 Martin Sipkoff	Why Is It So Tough to Deliver On E-Prescribing's Promise? The push to mandate this electronic tool is increasing in intensity, but dealing with costs and coming up with standards remain obstacles
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2011 Richard Gliklich	The Power of Observation Observational studies present a compelling real-world corollary to the classic randomized clinical trial.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Can Sentinel Save Drug Development? FDA's new sentinel system shows the pendulum swing toward safety won't swing back anytime soon.
Managed Care August 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Off-Label Use Often Presents Conundrum for Health Plans Insurers recognize the clinical importance of off-label prescribing, but criteria are needed to avoid over-utilization.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Hard Evidence The push for more useful information on medication effectiveness is shaping drug development and reimbursement.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler	Securing Savings A close look at the healthcare industry will separate real cost-cutting measures from money-saving myths.
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Out of Commission? Crawford Steps Down The clouded circumstances of the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration may complicate the process of securing a permanent leader. Meanwhile, battles continue over hot-button issues such as the morning-after pill and the regulation of follow-on biologics.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler	Costs and Coverage Challenge Medicare Drug Plans Rate cuts and fraud concerns create problems for Part D plans and Part B providers.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Challenge and Challenges Expanded healthcare coverage also fits the goals of pharma manufacturers.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler	What Price Innovation? Payers, drug plans seek clear assessment of drug value to rationalize high drug prices.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010	When the Payer IS the Player As Medicare, Medicaid, and the nation's web of private payers gain market power, how can pharma stay ahead of the cost-containment curve?
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Luke Timmerman	Dendreon Prepares to Take Some Heat Over Cancer Drug Prices Dendreon looking for off-label uses for its prostate cancer drug.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Shop and Compare Insurers and payers believe that more comparative information on medical treatments will save money and improve care, but such analysis may be costly to pharma.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2006 Rod Cavin	Forecasting Medicare: Price Controls in the Years Ahead Part D in 2010 will be under price and access pressure. Pharma should develop plans for the future by imagining best- and worst-case scenarios.
Managed Care May 2005	Implementing Medicare Part D Could Get Ugly This expert who hopes to help everybody adjust, nevertheless expects big headaches come Jan. 1, 2006. However, e-prescribing could make the drug plan work.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Phil Patrick	Marketing to Professionals: Senior-Care Specialists Surge In light of the growing senior population, pharmaceutical marketers are building partnerships with senior specialists.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler	Drug Coverage, Costs Under Scrutiny Benefits offered by insurance plans on health exchanges and through Medicare are raising concerns about patient access to needed therapies
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2005	Marketing to Professionals: Shaping the Future of Medicine Pharma will focus on approving safer, more effective drugs that have real-life applications.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	New Tools Track Safety, Value in Medicine FDA's Sentinel Initiative raises broader questions about tapping patient information and health IT for comparative studies in drug development.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Part D Under Attack Congressional leaders ready campaign to curb Medicare drug plans.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler	Pre-emption and States' Rights Pharma backs federal standards for compassionate use, drug importing, data transparency, and track-and-trace.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	Outrage Over Drug Prices Stiff price tags draw scrutiny from Congress and consumers, and raise questions about FDA policies
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Ben Comer	Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Shantanu Agrawal	Making Sense of the Sunshine Act: A New Era for Drug Promotion Now that the Sunshine Act's Open Payments spending disclosure program is live, the federal government's lead officer for compliance explains how the new web-based system will work and how US industry, providers, and patients will be better off by making their relationships fully transparent.
Managed Care February 2005	Medicare's Drug Coverage Seeks To Strike Compromise Health plan officials are still trying to determine just how the final rules for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit will affect them, because it appears that government officials tried their best to address the competing concerns of all players.
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Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler	Politics & PDUFA Pharma companies will assess health reform, negotiate user fees and keep an eye on federal prosecutors in the year ahead.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: The e-Bandwagon The federal government is driving e-Rx adoption by establishing standards that Medicare drug plans will have to adopt by 2009, and HHS officials are pushing to make this happen much earlier.
Managed Care November 2005 Patrick Mullen	This Biologics Industry Spokesman Knows That Health Plans Can Only be Won Over by the Financial Argument. Biotech's focus is expanding from products that treat relatively rare diseases to treatments for conditions that affect much larger populations, including various cancers, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma because of health plan costs.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler	New Year, New Issues Look for action in 2012 on drug access, shortages, innovation, and transparency. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is the looming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Obama health reform legislation.
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Managed Care April 2005	Medicare Modernization Act to Increase Public Sector Spending Nearly 50 Percent While the burden on the public sector to supply health care benefits to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees will increase, on the private side, a reevaluation of current forms of health insurance coverage may take place as growth in premiums continues to outpace growth in compensation.
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The Motley Fool November 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Worry-Free Dendreon? One step closer to national reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to pay for its prostate cancer treatment Provenge.
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