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Commentary
Request for FDA Approval: Prescription Digital Therapeutic Targeting Liver Disease With Breakthrough Device Designation
01/24/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
In January 2024, Better Therapeutics, Inc submitted a request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Breakthrough Device Designation for its new prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) designed to treat metabolic...
In January 2024, Better Therapeutics, Inc submitted a request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Breakthrough Device Designation for its new prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) designed to treat metabolic...
In January 2024, Better...
01/24/2024
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Commentary
New Partnership Integrates AspyreRx Digital Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
01/12/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
In January 2024, Better Therapeutics Inc. and Glooko Inc. announced a partnership to integrate Better Therapeutics’ AspyreRx™ digital behavioral treatment for type 2 diabetes (T2D) into Glooko’s diabetes management platform.
In January 2024, Better Therapeutics Inc. and Glooko Inc. announced a partnership to integrate Better Therapeutics’ AspyreRx™ digital behavioral treatment for type 2 diabetes (T2D) into Glooko’s diabetes management platform.
In January 2024, Better...
01/12/2024
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Commentary
Perspectives of Pharmacists and Patients Regarding GoodRx's Latest App for Streamlining Prescription Management
12/20/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
In July 2023, GoodRx announced the launch of a new app known as Medicine Cabinet. In the press release, the company described the novel app as “a comprehensive solution designed to help consumers seamlessly manage their medications. Medicine...
In July 2023, GoodRx announced the launch of a new app known as Medicine Cabinet. In the press release, the company described the novel app as “a comprehensive solution designed to help consumers seamlessly manage their medications. Medicine...
In July 2023, GoodRx announced...
12/20/2023
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Commentary
Recent Study Reveals More Data Needed to Expand Use of Prescription Digital Therapeutics
12/14/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) allow patients and prescribers to work collaboratively and to use ongoing technological advances to diagnose, treat, and manage various conditions effectively. Unfortunately, it appears that a lack of...
Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) allow patients and prescribers to work collaboratively and to use ongoing technological advances to diagnose, treat, and manage various conditions effectively. Unfortunately, it appears that a lack of...
Prescription digital...
12/14/2023
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Commentary
Will the Growing Number of Prescription Digital Therapeutics Expand Usage and Coverage?
11/28/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
Prescription digital therapeutics offer the potential to improve adherence and clinical outcomes while decreasing direct and indirect costs, addressing gaps in care, and enabling patients to take an active role in their care.
Prescription digital therapeutics offer the potential to improve adherence and clinical outcomes while decreasing direct and indirect costs, addressing gaps in care, and enabling patients to take an active role in their care.
Prescription digital...
11/28/2023
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Commentary
Review Provides Insight Into FDA Regulations and Prescription Digital Therapeutics as Market Expands
11/09/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
As the number of PDTs continues to enter the market, it is important that clinicians and patients are aware of the regulatory processes instituted by the FDA to ensure the efficacy and safety of PDTs, and knowledge about the meticulous and...
As the number of PDTs continues to enter the market, it is important that clinicians and patients are aware of the regulatory processes instituted by the FDA to ensure the efficacy and safety of PDTs, and knowledge about the meticulous and...
As the number of PDTs continues...
11/09/2023
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Insights from Think About Digital—Digital Therapeutics Coverage Expectations Survey: Understanding Payer Perspectives on PDTs
10/13/2023
Hannah Musick
Otsuka's Coverage Expectations Survey results regarding payer perspectives on prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) coverage revealed that payers recognize the potential value of PDTs while highlighting the need for clarity in FDA...
Otsuka's Coverage Expectations Survey results regarding payer perspectives on prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) coverage revealed that payers recognize the potential value of PDTs while highlighting the need for clarity in FDA...
Otsuka's Coverage Expectations...
10/13/2023
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Commentary
The Evolving Role of Prescription Digital Therapeutics in Diabetes Care
10/11/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
PDTs have the potential to provide an additional tool to foster a patient-centered approach to managing diabetes while also making the patient an active partner in their day-to-day care, which in turn can improve glycemic control and reduce...
PDTs have the potential to provide an additional tool to foster a patient-centered approach to managing diabetes while also making the patient an active partner in their day-to-day care, which in turn can improve glycemic control and reduce...
PDTs have the potential to...
10/11/2023
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Commentary
Prescription Digital Therapeutics and the Need to Expand Knowledge Among Clinicians
09/22/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
While the number of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) continues to expand as possible treatments or adjunctive treatments for the management and prevention of various medical conditions, the degree of knowledge about the availability...
While the number of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) continues to expand as possible treatments or adjunctive treatments for the management and prevention of various medical conditions, the degree of knowledge about the availability...
While the number of prescription...
09/22/2023
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Commentary
Prescription Digital Therapeutics and the Need to Expand Knowledge Among Pharmacists
09/22/2023
Yvette C. Terrie, BS Pharm, RPh
As the number of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) expands, health care providers and patients are still largely unaware of their availability and potential benefits, highlighting the need for increased awareness and education...
As the number of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) expands, health care providers and patients are still largely unaware of their availability and potential benefits, highlighting the need for increased awareness and education...
As the number of prescription...
09/22/2023
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Behind the Bill

Behind the Bill
The Senate’s $3 Trillion Deal. Tax Relief Now, Medicaid Coverage Loss Later?
07/02/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After...
07/02/2025
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Behind the Bill
When a Cap Isn’t Just a Cap: How a Provider Tax Proposal Could Reshape Medicaid Financing
06/25/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most...
06/25/2025
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Behind the Bill
Rewriting the Safety Net? Inside the Senate’s Changes to Medicaid and the ACA
06/18/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve...
06/18/2025
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Behind the Bill
How States Might Respond to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
06/11/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill...
06/11/2025
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Behind the Bill
Is the Affordable Care Act on the Chopping Block? What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tells Us.
06/04/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of...
06/04/2025
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Behind the Bill
From House to Senate: The Journey of Cutting Medicaid
05/28/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of...
05/28/2025
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Behind the Bill
Eligibility, Paperwork, and Penalties: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of Medicaid ‘Reform’
05/21/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week...
05/21/2025
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Behind the Bill
A Busy Week in Drug Pricing Policy: Aligning US Drug Prices With Global Standards?
05/14/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for...
05/14/2025
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BEHIND THE BILL
When Agencies Lose Power: How 3 Seismic Shifts are Transforming Pharmaceutical Regulation
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months,...
05/07/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Medicare Paradox, Part 3: Strategic Trade Doesn’t Have to be a Zero-Sum Game
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve...
05/07/2025
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Joe Honcz
Interview
Exploring Future Possibilities of AI in Managed Care Pharmacy Practice
05/20/2024
Guest expert and AMCP 2024 session presenter Joseph Honcz, RPh, MBA, explores the current role of AI in managed care, barriers to implementation, and strategies for collaborating with managed care leadership to advance the testing of AI...
Guest expert and AMCP 2024 session presenter Joseph Honcz, RPh, MBA, explores the current role of AI in managed care, barriers to implementation, and strategies for collaborating with managed care leadership to advance the testing of AI...
Guest expert and AMCP 2024...
05/20/2024
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Enhancing Patient Medication Adherence: Insights and Strategies From Asembia 2024
06/11/2024
Key stakeholders in the health care industry gathered to discuss prevalent topics at this year's Asembia annual summit. Medication adherence emerged as one of the most talked-about issues. In a session led by Lucille Accetta, PharmD, MBA,...
Key stakeholders in the health care industry gathered to discuss prevalent topics at this year's Asembia annual summit. Medication adherence emerged as one of the most talked-about issues. In a session led by Lucille Accetta, PharmD, MBA,...
Key stakeholders in the health...
06/11/2024
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Quiz
COPD and RSV Infection Incidences
07/23/2024
Hannah Musick
True or False: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a lower incidence of RSV infection compared to the general population because treatments for COPD also alleviate the symptoms of RSV.
True or False: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a lower incidence of RSV infection compared to the general population because treatments for COPD also alleviate the symptoms of RSV.
True or False: Patients with...
07/23/2024
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News
The Role of BDNF in MS Remains Ambiguous
08/16/2024
Jolynn Tumolo
Current evidence regarding the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is largely inconclusive, according to a review article published in Frontiers in Neurology.
Current evidence regarding the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is largely inconclusive, according to a review article published in Frontiers in Neurology.
Current evidence regarding the...
08/16/2024
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News
Addressing Stigma is Essential for Increasing PrEP Uptake and Adherence in HIV Prevention Efforts
09/20/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Addressing stigma associated with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is crucial for improving its uptake and adherence among eligible populations, according to study results published in Sexes.
Addressing stigma associated with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is crucial for improving its uptake and adherence among eligible populations, according to study results published in Sexes.
Addressing stigma associated...
09/20/2024
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