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This more of an addenda to my last post noting how PBMs have, to their detriment, ended up on Sen. Grassley’s radar screen. Now Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), up for reelection this cycle, has...
Among the most complex but significant issues in the unfolding debate about prescription drug pricing reform is pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) rebates — or, so-called “rebates” — as many objective observers see them as...
As a content creator providing policy messaging for clients ranging from 5000 word CEO speeches to 100 word tweets, it’s impossible not to notice the diminished attention span of today’s news consumers, the media...
Its not often one sees a federal agency head double the output of news releases and, according to Fierce Pharma, put out 53 policy statements in the first half of 2018 — up from...
Former National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Tom Davis remains one of the smartest, savviest, streetwise political wise men in Washington — and he landed over at MSNBC yesterday to talk with Chuck Todd...
This week marked a true rarity for the Trump Administration: a coordinated, effective burst of reform-minded tough talk from three separate health policy leaders, in three consecutive days. In rat-tat-tat fashion, his HHS Secretary,...
It’s an election year. Congress has to appear to be “doing something” about the opioid epidemic engulfing communities across the U.S. The good news, it is: Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill...
The #1 Axios item today, “1 big thing: United States of Corporate America,” points out that “corporate social responsibility” (shorthanded as “CSR” within companies) is now one of the hottest topics in boardrooms… as...
Ralph Northam beat Ed Gillespie. And that’s all that really matters as a tumultuous 2017 comes to a close. Prevailing in a brutal nationally-watched statewide — where “survivor” is a more apt characterization than “winner” — is a...
Putting aside the policy and economic implications of the GOP tax plans — now heading for Conference — the political ramifications are clear: the GOP approach in its totality targets largely Democratic constituencies....
(Originally published by Gotham Ghostwriters, 10/18/2017) A talented younger friend attempting to make a transition from campaign communications consultant to building a full-time business as an executive communications consultant called the other day seeking...