@bnrome

PCP @BrighamWomens, researcher @PORTAL_Research studying 💊💰📈. Alum @BrighamMedRes @harvardmed @HarvardChanSPH @BrownUniversity. Views my own.

 Boston, MA
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Joined December 2011
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📺 Tune in at 2PM as I talk with the House @WaysMeansCmte Health Subcommittee about high drug prices, PBMs, and rebates! 💊💵 gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/e… – at Capitol Hill, Washington
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Really nice work @DrHussainL @bnrome! One quick point of reflection: It’s crazy how complicated it is in our country for so many people to figure out how to get help affording their meds…
Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH, MSc@DrHussainL22 Oct 2024
💊 New study in JAMA provides clear steps busy clinicians & staff can take to help patients struggling to afford their prescription drugs! We include an algorithm based on the patient's health insurance status & drug type (brand vs. generic). READ: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Important new piece from @DrHussainL @bnrome and the @PORTAL_Research team. The incredibly high cost of prescription 💊💊 has huge #Pharmacoequity implications given the unequal distribution of wealth in the US and globally. Useful strategies outlined. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Analysis led by Dongzhe Hong in @Health_Affairs examined the patient & prescriber factors impacting US #biosimilar use from 2013-2022, including geography, patient age, prescriber type, & where the drug was administered. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
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In their new Forefront article, @suhas_gondi, @bnrome + @WillShrank from @BrighamWomens + @Humana argue that, as regulators consider how mergers involving PBMs affect competition, they should also consider the clinical and financial benefits for patients. bit.ly/3WvYEzt

Merging Medical And Drug Benefits: Seeing The Whole Picture | Health Affairs Forefront

As regulators consider how mergers involving pharmacy benefit mangers (PBMs) affect competition, they should also consider the clinical and financial benefits for patients of merging pharmacy and...

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I didn’t realize a new season of @succession was coming out so soon! nytimes.com/2024/07/24/busin…
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Analysis: U.S. Patent Office software mistakes extend patent life for drugs statnews.com/pharmalot/2024/…

U.S. Patent Office software mistakes extend patent life for drugs and need to be fixed, researchers...

A new paper suggests one way to crack down on patent system abuses by the drug industry: Fix a little-known method for correcting mistakes that lengthen the life of a patent.

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In @JAMAHealthForum, Catherine Hwang, @DrHussainL & @bnrome discuss state efforts to set drug spending targets. They outline the limitations of using this policy to address high drug spending, absent a more robust approach to improve affordability. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

State Spending Targets for Prescription Drugs

This Viewpoint discusses the limitations of state prescription drug spending targets for lowering medication costs.

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Using the @US_FDA Drug Shortage List in November 2023, we identified 117 drugs in shortage. 20% of drugs in shortage are generic (off-patent), essential for public health (listed on @WHO list) and made by 3 or fewer manufacturers (limited competition). Here's a list! 2/
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Hmm, not sure Peter Rheinstein actually read the @CMSGov ref’s on this. I get that @statnews is wants a diverse group of options, but something like this should still be fact checked. statnews.com/2024/07/15/medi…
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#ARM24 friends: Come by 308 at 11am to hear about Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity meds.
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Great to see so many @BrighamMedRes alumni at #ARM! 💪 Others not pictured: @JessicaTLeeMD @joefigs2 @rkwadhera @LisaRotenstein @walidgellad @ml_barnett @JMichaelMcW @A_Schwa @ChristopherLCai
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Happening at 930: Come see the freshest health policy research at #ARM24 in our late-breaking session "Prices policy: No surprises, transparency, and monthly caps!"
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Do $35 insulin out-of-pocket caps work??? Find out at 9:30 in 321-323.
Ben Rome@bnrome29 Jun 2024
Planning your #ARM24 Sunday? Come say hi. I’ll be sharing presenting some exciting data about the Inflation Reduction Act at 9am in room 321-323! And to bookmark the day, I’ll be sharing some one at the 8am and 5pm poster sessions.
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Planning your #ARM24 Sunday? Come say hi. I’ll be sharing presenting some exciting data about the Inflation Reduction Act at 9am in room 321-323! And to bookmark the day, I’ll be sharing some one at the 8am and 5pm poster sessions.
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Me trying to use the #ARM24 app to plan out my conference schedule.
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For those attending @AcademyHealth #ARM24 , come check out what @PORTAL_Research has been up to with some posters and presentations by me and @ChristopherLCai!
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Excellent takes by Joey Matingly. Blaming PBMs for everything is an oversimplification. Hopefully @RebeccaDRobbins can incorporate some of this nuance in the rest of the PBM series.
Joey Mattingly@joeymattingly26 Jun 2024
My response to New York Times on PBMs and Drug Prices. (Warning: It’s 63min long 😳) #PBM #pharmacy #drugprices @nytimes @GeBaiDC @WSJ @DusetzinaS @bnrome @jlevy2 @dr_msocal @brootmcq @KellyAnders0n @SenBillCassidy @BernieSanders youtu.be/uQ3BGmmRwv4?si=Dhc1… via @YouTube

My response to New York Times on PBMs and Drug Prices

The New York Times just released a new article series on Pharmacy B...

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Do U love Rx data, are U an experienced researcher focused on policy, do U care about Rx affordability? Come work w/MN's Pharmaceutical Economics Research team! mn.gov/mmb/careers/, job# 77354. @NASHPhealth, @DusetzinaS, @46brooklyndata, @bnrome, @saynikpay; @SchaefferCenter
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NEW from PORTAL: Drug patent thickets, FTC's pharma actions, trust in the FDA, & more in this month's newsletter: mailchi.mp/95288b2fb55a/port…

PORTAL Post - Patent thickets, FTC pharma actions, trust in FDA and more

Plus: Will Feldman testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee | June 2024

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The latest @JLME_ASLME is now available, featuring "Medicare Should Cover Weight Loss Drugs as Long as the Prices are Affordable," by Hwang, @akesselheim, and @bnrome. Please take a look! @PORTAL_Research @ASLMENews @harvardmed cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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