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Apr 27, 2023

So, let me just cut to the chase here with very little preamble, and all of this is a setup to the interview that follows, although it is not really what the interview that follows is all about. A mentor of mine used to say, you can’t legislate the heart. Let me also suggest you can’t give someone in...


Apr 20, 2023

Somebody wrote on Twitter the other day that he was gonna give a talk on the use of evidence in drug policy, and Barrett Montgomery replied, “That’ll be a short talk then!”

So, let’s talk about the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) for a moment, specifically the “CMS can negotiate for drugs for Medicare...


Apr 13, 2023

I hope you listened to episode 399, which was Part 1 of this two-part exploration of my manifesto, meaning my aims and my path or framework to achieve those aims. Regarding the first part of my manifesto, episode 399 from two weeks ago, here’s the tl;dl (too long, didn’t listen) version; but please go back and...


Apr 6, 2023

Well, this episode became extremely relevant again after that Cigna case bubbled up in the news.

Here’s the “too long, didn’t read” version:

Attorneys filed a class action lawsuit against Cigna, alleging that the carrier is overcharging for lab services or did overcharge for lab services. The plaintiff is an...