Don’t Stifle Medical Innovation!
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Patients rely on access to a broad range of innovative and effective medications to find a treatment option that best suits them. But restrictive formularies and price caps could prevent patients from accessing newer medications that could improve their lives. 

Senator Marsha Blackburn discusses her mission to protect innovation and the competitive structure of Medicare Part D to keep drug costs low and options high for patients.

Plus, health economist Dr. Paul Langley underscores the importance of including patient and caregiver voices while assessing the cost value of drugs. And Kate speaks with Kristine Hutchinson from a caregiver’s perspective, and Patient Correspondent Angela Deed reflects on the frustration of not being heard by doctors. 

Guest:

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn was sworn in to the Senate in January 2019.

Marsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, and is currently serving her first term representing the state of Tennessee. Before her election to the Senate, Marsha represented Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.

In 2002, Marsha was elected to represent the people of Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District based on her record in the state legislature. She brought her Tennessee values to Washington, DC, and became a leader in the fight for small, efficient federal government that is accountable to its citizens. As a Congressman, Marsha was often selected by her colleagues to lead the charge for principled conservatism. Her congressional career has been punctuated by her Chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, as well as bipartisan expertise in defending songwriters’ and performers’ rights.

Links:

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn

Protecting Innovation for the Next Generation Act

New Jersey ‘Shot and a Beer’ program offers free beer to those who get Covid-19 vaccine

H.R. 3’s international reference pricing misses the mark

A Better Way: Replacing the QALY with a true, patient-centered quality-of-life measure

Patient Correspondent: Angela Deeds 

Patients Rising Concierge 

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