Unauthorized GLP-1 Knockoffs Risk Patient Safety and Future Innovation, New PRI Brief Warns
As federal regulators intensify enforcement against companies selling unauthorized knockoffs of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, a new Pacific Research Institute brief warns that the booming GLP-1 knockoff market is creating patient safety risks while undermining future breakthrough medicines. “GLP-1s are among the most promising medical breakthroughs in decades, helping patients struggling with diabetes, obesity and other chronic illnesses,” said Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation and the brief’s author. “But ...
New Study: Medicare’s Price Controls Are Fueling America’s Growing Doctor Shortage
The Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation today released a new issue brief warning that continued federal underpayment of doctors is fueling a looming healthcare crisis by accelerating the nation’s physician shortage and undermining access to care. Written by PRI senior fellow in business and economics and CMEI director Dr. Wayne Winegarden, the brief (titled “It’s Time for Medicare to Stop Shortchanging Physicians”) finds that Medicare reimbursement rates are well below market ...
The Real Lesson Of America’s Rising Uninsured Rate
The number of uninsured Americans ticked upward to 26.7 million in 2024, according to an analysis published this month by KFF. The report’s authors attribute that trend to the “high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage.” Unpack the numbers, though, and the situation becomes more complicated. The number of uninsured is simply not a useful heuristic for evaluating the U.S. healthcare system. Click to read the full article . . .
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