Episode 22: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Their Hidden Role in Drug Pricing
Today on the show we take a look at the shadow world where pharmacy benefit managers or PBM’s operate to influence drug prices. Joining us is Antonio Ciaccia, the CEO of 46Brooklyn Research, an Ohio non-profit corporation whose purpose is to improve the accessibility and usability of U.S. drug pricing data.
PBMs are a meaningful part of the US drug supply chain, but until just recently, their outsized role has been hidden in the shadows. Antonio has been on the front lines introducing transparency into the prescription drug marketplace, including just recently in front of the Ohio state legislature.
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Episode 21: Antibiotic Resistance: How CARB-X Helps New Companies Get a Running Start
Kevin Outterson, the Executive Director of Boston-based CARB-X, a global non-profit partnership dedicated to accelerating antibacterial research to tackle the global rising threat of drug-resistant bacteria, joins the podcast to talk with Gunnar about the early-stage landscape for biotechnology companies developing novel antibiotics. Unlike the AMR ActionFund, CARB-X doesn't take equity positions in new companies, but rather provides grants and infrastructure support for companies moving through the drug development process. Gunnar and Kevin also talk about the PASTEUR and DISARM Acts as potential legislative fixes for the antibiotic marketplace. Kevin also points to an assumption that has long been made about generic drugs, which falls short for antibiotics and leaves them in a place that leaves them vulnerable to present market conditions.
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Episode 20: Antibiotic Resistance: Bacteriophages, a Possible Answer?
The antibiotic resistance series on the State of Health has discussed, at length, the policy and market dysfunctions at the heart of the antibiotic crisis. This week, Gunnar talks with Dr. Ben Chan, an Associate Research Scientist in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, and Ella Balasa, a cystic fibrosis patient advocate who advocates for new options to treat highly antibiotic resistant bacteria. The show details a chance meeting for Dr. Chan and Ella, which led to Ella being one of the first cystic fibrosis patients in the US to dose a phage cocktail fresh out of Dr. Chan's lab work. The two talk about what needs to happen to bring a technology out of academic to patients and how clinical research happens outside of a randomized clinical trial.
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Episode 19: Antibiotic Resistance: PASTEUR Act with Senator Michael Bennet
Senator Michael Bennet, a co-sponsor of the bipartisan PASTEUR Act, joins Gunnar on the State of Health to talk about his proposed legislation to correct the dysfunctional antibiotic market. Senator Bennet makes his pitch for why he believes people should care about antibiotic resistance, talks about how the PASTEUR Act can become law, and shares how the economics at the heart of PASTEUR differ from current reimbursement practices for antibiotics. Gunnar talks about relying on antibiotics of last resort, how PASTEUR complements another piece of legislation called the DISARM Act, and how new antibiotic options would benefit people living with drug resistant infections.
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Episode 18: Antibiotic Resistance: Investing in the Next Generation of Antibiotics
The State of Health continues the Antibiotic Resistance series with an episode featuring Henry Skinner, the CEO of the AMR Action Fund, a novel kind of investment fund that aims to catalyze the innovation ecosystem for novel antibiotics. Gunnar and Henry talk about the challenges of bringing new antibiotics to market, the difference between the AMR Action Fund and a traditional Biotechnology VC, and the pharmaceutical industry's role in tackling antibiotic resistance. The conversation turns to emerging antibacterial technologies, antibiotic market dynamics and what success means for the AMR Action Fund in the long term.
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The State of Health is the podcast where patients put healthcare decision makers, thought leaders, and policy makers in the hot seat.Hosted by Gunnar Esiason, a patient advocate living with cystic fibrosis, The State of Health gives listeners a front row seat to patient advocacy. Gunnar's three decades of surviving inside the American healthcare system has given him a front row seat to the complexities that make health care delivery so challenging. The State of Health will unravel these complexities through conversations with politicians, industry leaders, and, of course, career patients. There are two kinds of episodes.The first is “Three Questions.” The rules are simple. Gunnar challenges the guest with three questions, and then the role of interviewer will flip half way through the show. At that point Gunnar have to answer three questions about the patient experience.The other kind of episode is a “deep dive,” where Gunnar and his guests will take a close look at the fractures inside the healthcare system.Let's talk about the State of Health.
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