10 years of living and managing type 1 diabetes; lessons learned

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The Catalyst welcomes guest...
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ICER glosses over significant progress in MS treatment

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating chronic autoimmune disease that can affect a person’s brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, causing problems with vision, balance, muscle control and other...
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Medicare Monday: Open enrollment ends December 7! Last call to shop around

This year’s Medicare open enrollment period is quickly coming to a close on December 7. Throughout the fall, we’ve shared resources for reviewing your plan options and making a selection and reviewed...
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Medicare Monday: Progress in fight against diabetes is one more thing to be thankful for this year

30 million. 1.4 million. 11 million. 86 million. These numbers on their own may mean nothing, but in the context of diabetes, they paint an entirely different picture. More than 30 million Americans...
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Reflecting on terrific progress in treating diabetes

There is no doubt that diabetes is a complex disease to diagnose and treat. That’s something I’ve seen firsthand as an endocrinologist. Over the years, I treated a number of patients that had a...
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Building on the promise of personalized medicine

PhRMA’s member companies are on the leading edge of personalized medicine development– an area that is transforming health care, improving patient outcomes and creating health system efficiencies. In
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Continuing progress and promise in pediatric drug development

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The Catalyst welcomes guest...
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Medicare Monday: It’s important to shop around, even if your premium is decreasing next year

During this year’s open enrollment period, which runs from October 15 to December 7, we’ve shared tools and resources to help you make your plan selection and discussed the benefits of switching plans
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New PhRMA report: More than 170 medicines in development for diabetes offer patients longer, healthier lives

Today, there are more than 30 million Americans suffering from type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Roughly 5 percent of patients have type 1 and 90 to 95 percent suffer from type 2, highlighting the...
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Continuing the search for new Alzheimer’s therapies

Designated in 1983 by then-President Ronald Reagan, November marks National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – a month for all Americans to come together to raise awareness and understanding of...
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Medicare Monday: How existing CMMI models affect Medicare Part B

Earlier this year the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) proposed the Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model, also known as the Part B Demo, an experiment that would change how providers...
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New report highlights need to speed patent examination

The Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property released a new report, “The Long Wait for Innovation: The Global Patent Pendency Problem,” documenting the growing global challenge of patent...
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