Jared S. Hopkins
Bloomberg pharma reporter. [email protected] . Views mine. Once interviewed John Oates [email protected]
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Novartis Replaces Two Researchers Amid Data Scandal
Denise Roland - WSJ 9d 3 tweets
Novartis has replaced two research executives at the unit that makes Zolgensma, the world’s most expensive drug, in the wake of a data-manipulation scandal that surfaced recently.
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Jared S. Hopkins Novartis replaces two research execs following a data-manipulation scandal that the company told the FDA about a month after its new drug (priced at $2.1 million) got approved for sale by the agency. 9d
Medicare Moves to Cover Costly Cell Therapies
Jonathan Rockoff - WSJ 16d 2 tweets
Medicare and Medicaid will cover an expensive new kind of cancer drug and related services, though the federal government insurance programs won’t pay 100% of the costs, which can approach $1 million a patient.
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Jared S. Hopkins Here’s some news. Medicare Moves to Cover Costly Cell Therapies Called CAR-T, writes ⁦⁩ 16d
In the Opioid Litigation, It’s Now States v. Cities
Sara Randazzo - WSJ 17d 1 tweets
Tension is brewing between state attorneys general and lawyers for cities and counties, all pressing lawsuits against the pharmaceutical industry over their role in the opioid crisis.
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Jared S. Hopkins States, local Governments at odds in opioid litigation, writes ⁦⁩ 17d
OxyContin Made The Sacklers Rich. Now It’s Tearing Them Apart.
Jared S. Hopkins - WSJ 42d 8 tweets
The billionaire family was so fractious one member tried to punch another in a board meeting. More recently, a rash of lawsuits, which accuse its Purdue Pharma of helping fuel the addiction crisis, has exacerbated these longstanding divisions and...
10 Md. bills Hogan allowed to become law
WTOP 80d 1 tweets
Here are snapshots of the 10 bills
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Jared S. Hopkins Maryland's governor allowed a bill to become law w\out signing that will create a board to review drug prices and potentially lead to price caps Our story about the bill is here: 80d
Walmart raising tobacco purchase age to 21
CNBC 107d 2 tweets
Walmart outlined steps to prevent minors from buying tobacco products in a letter to the FDA.
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Jared S. Hopkins Walmart raising tobacco purchase age to 21, the latest company to do so as the federal government moves to similar action , writes ⁦⁩ 106d
Peter Bach's crazy idea: Give up on biosimilars. Regulate prices instead
Matthew Herper - STAT 130d 8 tweets
The health policy expert thinks that biosimilars, the would-be cheaper alternatives to expensive biologic drugs, are a lost cause. Not everyone agrees.
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Jared S. Hopkins Peter Bach, director for the center for health policy and outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, says: give up on biosimilars. Regulate drug prices instead via 130d
Is There an Optimal Diet for Humans?
Nytimes.com 248d 17 tweets
A study of modern hunter-gatherer groups found that they exhibit generally excellent metabolic health while consuming a wide range of diets.
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Jared S. Hopkins "The lack of novelty and variety in hunter-gatherer diets may be part of the reason they do not overeat and become obese." So, basically, eat a consistently boring diet, and stay thin! 243d
Exclusive: Big Pharma returning to U.S. price hikes in January...
U.S. 246d 11 tweets
Novartis AG and Bayer AG are among nearly 30 drugmakers that have taken steps to...
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Jared S. Hopkins Nearly 30 Big Pharma companies returning to U.S. price hikes in January 246d
A new frontier for drug ads: patient 'influencers' on social media
Kate Sheridan - STAT 283d 24 tweets
A new industry will link drug makers with "influencers" — patients with devoted followings who might promote their products or share their insights.
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Jared S. Hopkins As social media ‘influencers,’ patients are getting a voice. And pharma is ready to pay up via 282d
Thousands of People’s Insurance Appeals Went to a Doctor Feds Say Is a Fraud
Bloomberg.com 325d 5 tweets
Spyros Panos’s arrest rocked the $4 billion insurance appeals industry.
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Jared S. Hopkins . wrote a story about a doctor who a few years back was found guilty of fraud for inflating billing but then the doctor .... posed as ANOTHER doctor, infiltrated the insurance industry, impacting at least 2,500 patients... 325d
The Secret Drug Pricing System Middlemen Use to Rake in Millions
Bloomberg.com 346d 23 tweets
Spread pricing, where pharmacy benefit managers like CVS mark up—sometimes dramatically—the difference between the amount they reimburse pharmacies for a drug and the amount they charge their clients.
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Jared S. Hopkins Kristin Bass of PBM trade group PCMA asked about story and says spread pricing is permitted in contracts and needed because it allows for revenue streams for PBMs #FTPharmaPricing 344d
Insurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won't Pay For OxyContin Anymore
NPR.org 345d 6 tweets
Embattled drugmaker Purdue Pharma defends OxyContin as some insurers are dropping the drug in favor of other abuse-deterrent opioid painkillers.
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Jared S. Hopkins What's interesting here is that Blue Cross Blue Shield says it's ditching coverage for Oxycontin for its "street value" but is simply just moving to another abuse-deterrent version of the same drug 344d
Trump Eyeing ‘Disruptive’ Changes to Drug Pricing, Health Secretary Says
Bloomberg.com 345d 5 tweets
The Trump administration is looking to make “disruptive” changes to U.S. drug pricing to bring down costs for patients, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.
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Jared S. Hopkins Trump's HHS secretary, Alex Azar, came to the Bloomberg office today to talk drug pricing. He told us pharmacy benefit managers aren't to blame. They're great negotiators! 345d
OxyContin Maker Offers Free Opioid Therapy in Legal Talks
Bloomberg.com 345d 2 tweets
The company that created OxyContin is offering free doses of an opioid-abuse treatment as part of its offer to resolve more than 1,000 lawsuits accusing the drugmaker of helping fuel the opioid crisis, according to people familiar with the...
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Jared S. Hopkins Our story: OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma is offering free doses of an opioid treatment as part of its offer to resolve more than 1,000 lawsuits 345d
Pfizer to Idle Plants in North Carolina With Hurricane Florence Approaching
Bloomberg.com 346d 2 tweets
Pfizer Inc. is suspending operations on Thursday at two facilities in North Carolina ahead of the possible landfall of Hurricane Florence.
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Jared S. Hopkins Pfizer to idle plants in North Carolina with Hurricane Florence approaching via 346d
Generic-Drug Venture Backed by Hospitals Taps CEO From Amgen
Bloomberg.com 351d 2 tweets
A drugmaking venture backed by major U.S. hospitals has picked a chief executive officer, hastening the arrival of another threat to generic pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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Jared S. Hopkins A drugmaking venture backed by major U.S. hospitals has picked a CEO, hastening the arrival of another threat to generic pharma manufacturers via 351d
Rudy Giuliani’s Consulting Firm Had Hand In Halting Florida’s Opioid Investigation
Kaiser Health News 352d 9 tweets
Post-9/11, Giuliani Partners helped craft a plan that put a halt to a probe into Purdue’s marketing of OxyContin.
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Jared S. Hopkins Giuliani’s Consulting Firm Helped Halt Purdue Pharma Opioid Investigation In Florida via 352d
New Narcan Owner Sees Schools as Growth Area for Overdose Spray
Bloomberg.com 359d 1 tweets
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Chief Executive Officer Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi said he sees an untapped market in U.S. high schools and colleges for Narcan, the opioid-overdose nasal spray his company will market after its acquisition of Adapt Pharma Inc.
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Jared S. Hopkins New owner of opioid-overdose-reversal drug Narcan sees schools as a growth area -- thousands of schools don't have the drug, despite programs to get it free or discounted 359d
'Why am I still hiding this?': The state of mental health in the NBA
ESPN.com 368d 15 tweets
Stars such as Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan opening up has been an important step, but the stigma of mental health remains alive in NBA locker rooms.
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Jared S. Hopkins 'Why am I still hiding this?': The state of mental health in the NBA This is a very good story. 367d