Derek Monson
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Despite polarizing presidential election, consensus is growing behind healthcare price transparency
There is a consensus in healthcare policy that is growing increasingly clear: Price transparency for patients’ medical care and prescription drugs will continue to move forward no matter who claims victory in the 2020 elections.
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Prescription Drug Q&A: The U.S. market and COVID vaccines
“The U.S. has a vibrant and thriving biopharma sector” – says American Enterprise Institute scholar and Milton Friedman chair James C. Capretta – “in large part because the payments system for these products is more favorable to the industry than…
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Prescription Drug Q&A: The U.S. market-based system makes it a world leader in discovering new medicines
Americans get what they pay for when it comes to prescription drugs. We pay higher prices for drugs but gain access to nearly twice as many new medicines as citizens in foreign countries that use the law or government programs…
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Utah’s new COVID-19 game plan
Utah’s new plan creates a COVID-19 Transmission Index that is transparent and data-driven. Will it be effective?
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VP debate illustrates need for serious policy solutions – not slogans
As we go into the closing stretch of the 2020 election season, remember that slogans are not solutions. Remember that there are important tradeoffs to consider in any major healthcare policy proposal.
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Prescription Drugs 101: Executive order on international reference pricing
The example of international reference pricing is just one of many prescription drug policy reforms that can (and will) have unintended consequences and unpredictable impacts.
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Politics aside – RBG had the secret to healing our nation
Today in our bitterly divided country, one lesson from her legacy ought to stand above the rest: the unique and beautiful friendship with one of her seemingly most staunch ideological opponents – Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Prescription Drugs 101: One visual to rule them all
The prescription drug market can seem like a complex web. This visual describes where and how the money flows as prescription drugs travel from manufacturers to patients.
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Prescription Drugs 101: The 6 things that determine the price we pay
Of the many factors that influence the price we pay at the pharmacy, only a few are controlled by the patient. Some factors can be influenced by policymakers – whom patients elect – but the complexity of the prescription drug…
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Prescription Drugs 101: Follow the money
Following the flow of money and learning how each player makes money is important for understanding what you pay at the pharmacy. Decisions that prescription drug market players make to improve their cash flow can often directly impact a patient’s…