Who to Blame? | Medication Cost Series Part 3

Who to Blame? | Medication Cost Series Part 3

Pharmacy Benefit Managers- The Proverbial Middleman By now, friend, we have covered the havoc that “Big Pharma” and the Health Insurance Industry cause for patients. Now, I have the displeasure of introducing you to the third and possibly most nefarious cog in this machine: Pharmacy Benefit Managers aka PBMs. I’m willing to bet you have … Read More

Catching up mid-Pandemic

Catching up mid-Pandemic

I really got into the research for my last post and had a preliminary draft for the second post, then I got distracted (again). Then a pandemic happened (still in it). Then a Civil Rights Movements started. (#BLM!) So I guess I can get away with “I’ve been busy”. For my first post back after … Read More

So far, so Enbrel (part I)

So far, so Enbrel (part I)

Judging by the pic above, you can clearly see I’ve taken a few doses of Enbrel. As you can imagine, it was super fun taking all these out of my sharps container (read: sarcasm). But I did it for a point (get it? A poi- nevermind). The ultimate question I’ll be discussing is: do I … Read More