Brian AbrahamMay 5, 20201 min readMore telemedicine in the clinic, pleaseEconomic access to COVID testing has dominated the headlines over the last few weeks, as it should because testing is key to reducing...
Brian AbrahamAug 15, 20182 min readPayment Innovations Finally Catching up to Medical BreakthroughsThis week, the FDA approved Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ ONPATTRO™ (patisiran), an innovative RNA interference (RNAi) therapy to treat...
Brian AbrahamJul 24, 20182 min readTrouble for Bundled Payments? Probably NotSkeptics of bundled payments, even if they are not proponents of line-item payments, scored a victory last week with the publication of a...
Brian AbrahamFeb 23, 20182 min readThe big thing: somebody needs to payThe first or second question anyone asks during a social event, or on the sidelines of a middle school soccer game, is what I do for a...
Brian AbrahamSep 11, 20171 min readDigital health a leader, except for reimbursement strategyLet's discuss payers reimbursing for digital health applications
Brian AbrahamApr 25, 20172 min readHow high a price for a cureCitizens, watchdogs, and legislators again are homing in on drug developers and marketers for their high-priced products. As trade...
Brian AbrahamMar 6, 20172 min readI thought it was a misprintMaryland’s Senate Finance Committee is considering bringing the “Expensive Drugs” bill (SB 437) to the floor for deliberation and a vote....
Brian AbrahamOct 19, 20155 min readMedicare Part B Drug Rule - Explainer 2 for Phase 2 In my last (and first) blog, I talked about the concepts that CMS would like to test in Phase I of its proposed rule on Part B Drugs....
Brian AbrahamOct 18, 20154 min readExplainer (#1) of the Part B Drug Rule - Now that it's been out a whileThere’s no better time or way to jump into Blogworld than to postulate on a topic of great interest to the industry and one that I know a...