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Giving Or Making A Buck?
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Under Medicare's Anti-Kickback Statute, drug manufacturers may donate
to patient financial assistance programs for specific diseases that
their drugs treat, so long as they are not directly covering
enrollees' out-of-pocket spending.
In the September 2022 issue of
**Health Affairs**, Leemore Dafny and coauthors investigate claims data
for roughly one-third of Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees in 2010 and
2017, along with donations to patient assistance programs.
The authors find that these donations are likely profitable for
manufacturers, as average assistance-eligible spending per patient
nearly doubled from 2010 to 2017, while cost sharing per patient
declined.
Furthermore, half of the drug spending within each condition was
attributable to a single manufacturer, and most of the remainder was
attributable to two or fewer manufacturers.
The authors indicate that manufacturers could effectively assist in the
purchase of their own medications by contributing to condition-specific
charities.
You can listen to Dafny **discuss her research findings**
 on
the 100th episode ofÂ
**A Health Podyssey**, which was published yesterday.Â
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Singapore's example
 of
important management practices that can be implemented without
comprehensive system reform.
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well-being measures
 can
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**removing menthol as a cigarette additive**
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Daily Digest
Giving A Buck Or Making A Buck? Donations By Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers To Independent Patient Assistance Charities
Leemore Dafny et al.
Telemedicine During The Pandemic: Leaving The Visually Impaired And
Others With Disabilities Behind?
Omolola E. Adepoju et al.
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Strengthening The FDA Proposed Rule On Menthol-Flavored Products
John Maa and Jeffrey Wigand
Beyond Disease And Dysfunction: Asking Patients About Their Psychosocial
Well-Being
Dawn Vogt et al.
What US Health Agencies Can Learn From Singapore
Jeremy Rubel and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
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