JoshuaInfusion time again … tomorrow I’ll be running 5k x 2 for #ostomyAwarenessDay - one for each ostomy I’ve had
#crohns #IBDathlete #remicade
#crohns #IBDathlete #remicade
As patients, we are relying on doctors and pharmacies to have our best interests at heart and often don’t know how to get clearer information on our options let alone price breakdowns. Matt Stoler's look at PBMs and my personal experience with a monthly bill for $78k -> https://www.gotostepone.com/posts/stoller-s-inside-the-mafia-of-pharma-pricing #remicade #ibd #crohns
Stoller's "Inside the Mafia of Pharma Pricing" | Step One
"Inside the Mafia of Pharma Pricing" is the latest from Matt Stoller’s excellent newsletter on monopolies, called simply, “Big”. This time Matt and his team turns their focus on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the money-sucking leeches that stand in the middle of drug price negotiation and manu...
Catch me encouraging my nurses (and other patients!) to run at my infusion today. They have seen me progress from zero to running my first marathon over the last six years (and maybe six surgeries?!)
#remicade #ibdathlete #crohns #ibd #runner
#remicade #ibdathlete #crohns #ibd #runner
Luna C#Biologics will be replaced by #biosimilars in #Ontario. #Remicade #IBD #Crohns #UC 'The provincial government said certain drugs covered by the ODB will be switched to Health Canada-approved “biosimilar” versions of the medications' https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/here-are-some-of-the-new-laws-and-rules-coming-into-effect-in-canada-in-2023-1.6211918
