by Derek Monson | Mar 12, 2021
Legislative healthcare reforms target vaccination, mental health, prescriptions Written by The 2021 legislative session in Utah was a modestly significant one for healthcare. Specifically, there were impactful policy reforms regarding COVID vaccines, mental...
by Derek Monson | Dec 14, 2020
The physics of COVID-19 vaccine momentum (and opposition) Written by In society, some actions seem to follow a form of Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion: they generate an equal and opposite reaction. That seems to be true in the case of the development...
by Derek Monson | Dec 8, 2020
Local market innovation stabilizing hospital drug supplies nationwide Written by “The measure of success will be that drug shortages become rare events and quality essential medicines are consistently available at fair and sustainable prices.” That is the...
by Derek Monson | Dec 4, 2020
We wish you a merry Christmas, and a vaccinated new year Written by Christmastime brings feelings of hope and a desire to help those in need – sentiments that are greatly needed in 2020. Developments in the fight against COVID-19 offer additional reason for...
by Derek Monson | Dec 1, 2020
PBMs and your prescription drug bill Written by “The key to lowering drug costs,” says Michelle Mack, director of state affairs for the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), “is increasing competition and not imposing laws or regulations that can...
by Derek Monson | Nov 20, 2020
Be thankful for free markets Written by As we approach Thanksgiving, during a spiking pandemic, Americans still have much to be grateful for in the arena of their health. One of those things is the U.S. prescription drug market, which is driving innovation...
