Head of policy @CivicaRx, but tweets are my own.
Washington, DC
Joined October 2013
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Allan Coukell retweeted
Vaccinating Health Care Supply Chains Against Market Failure: The Case of Civica Rx: nej.md/465buYs @CivicaRx @SSMHealth
Allan Coukell retweeted
.@Forbes released its 2023 philanthropy scorecard and once again, @johnarnold and @LauraArnoldFdn earned the highest score — a rare 5 — for their charitable giving. Only 11 people from the #Forbes400 have given away more than 20% of their wealth: bit.ly/3RGcRsI
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"Civica Rx significantly increased supply security and lowered the cost in aggregate...these medications are critical to patient care & have been prone to shortages." - Carter Dredge, @SSMHealth @nejmcatalyst @CivicaRx ssmhealth.com/newsroom/2023/…
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Big PBMs say “Drugmakers alone have the power to set prices.”
Then how is that the same PBM set five different prices for the same drug, at the same pharmacy, on the same day, where the delta between the bookends had an over 10x difference?
Our latest: 3axisadvisors.com/projects/2…
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Do Plan Sponsors Understand How Their PBMs Make Money?
My $0.02 on how #PBMs' profit model has evolved—and why a plan sponsor can feel satisfied with PBM transparency while remaining unaware of how its PBM actually earns money.
@psgconsults
drugch.nl/3EIogQT
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“Across a selection of these so-called specialty generic drugs, Cigna and CVS’s prices were at least 24 times higher on average than roughly what the medicines’ manufacturers charge, the @WSJ found.” - @joewalkerWSJ
wsj.com/health/healthcare/ge…
Allan Coukell retweeted
"Civica is the only pharma created specifically to address drug shortages. The drugs we deliver are not chosen for return-on-investment. They are chosen by hospitals because they are in shortage or at risk of shortage." @coukell, @CivicaRx at U.S. Subcommittee on Health hearing
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ICYMI - @mganio_ASHP @coukell @CivicaRx @ASHPOfficial provided great recs on fixing the drug shortages problem during todays hearing energycommerce.house.gov/eve… – at Salt Lake City, UT
Allan Coukell retweeted
Ukraine came to the aid of the United States after we were attacked on 9/11 and deployed troops to support the ISAF mission in Afghanistan for almost 14 years
Allan Coukell retweeted
Daily reminder that the insulin I need to survive is still $2,267.99 every 3 months.
Insurance is not the answer to unaffordable insulin, as insurance was the reason it took 23 DAYS to fill this RX. W/o insulin, I’d be dead in 2.
Insulin should be free.
ALT CVS receipt for 7 vials of Humalog insulin priced at $2,267.99.
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Day 16:
Insurance is still refusing to fill the insulin that keeps me alive.
My “options” are: pay $2,267.99 for a 3-month supply of insulin or die.
This is why insulin PRICES, not copays, must be capped. Insurance is not the answer to the insulin affordability crisis.
Insurance is AGAIN refusing to fill the Humalog insulin that’s kept me alive for 27 years.
I am deathly allergic to the Novolog they want me on.
I HAVE A PRIOR AUTH FOR HUMALOG.
So I pay $2500 out of pocket or I die.
Do I have that right, @CareFirst @CVSHealth?
Allan Coukell retweeted
The large number of recalls these 503b's generate are difficult to manage in hospitals.
FDA inspection underscores problem at major U.S. compounder behind hospital drug recalls statnews.com/pharmalot/2023/… via @statnews
Allan Coukell retweeted
The "Big 3" insulin makers drew favorable news coverage for "cutting prices to $25/vial."
But a new survey reveals those "cuts" haven't reached most patients.
@t1international: Most patient advocates "have been unable to get the promised $25 insulin."
🔗: warren.senate.gov/imo/media/…
Americans without health insurance pay an average of $98 for Eli Lilly’s generic insulin despite the company’s May 1 pledge to cut its list price to $25 per vial, according to a survey of more than 300 U.S. pharmacies. aol.com/uninsured-us-patient…
Allan Coukell retweeted
One way to blunt future drug shortages, the economists suggest, is to rework how hospitals purchase medicines. trib.al/Hvr0uVF
Allan Coukell retweeted
We could do a lot to reduce class polarization if highly selective colleges decided that time cards from your fifteen-hour-a-week service job counted higher than athletics, music, summer academic programs or expensive "service" vacations.
Allan Coukell retweeted
How awesome is this? M, a high school student living with Type 1 Diabetes, raised 5K funds for @CivicaRx's #affordableinsulin initiative. She presented a contribution of $2,600 to us over the weekend, saying "nobody should have to ration their insulin." #impact
Allan Coukell retweeted
There is a looming penicillin shortage for most of 2024 ?? Penicillin??
You must be kidding me.
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Allan Coukell retweeted
Tonight my family had the amazing privilege to meet the amazing team heading up @CivicaRx we got to tour the manufacturing facility to see where the magic will happen! Thank you Civica for making insulin accessible to everyone! #thecivicaeffect
