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Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH, MSc
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Primary care physician @BrighamWomens, Instructor of Medicine @Harvardmed. Views are my own. RTs are not endorsements!
Jun 20, 2022 • 13 tweets • 9 min read
NEW STUDY: Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion in 2020 if it bought 77 generic drugs at prices by Mark Cuban's @costplusdrugs prices! 💵💵💵

Published today in @AnnalsofIM with @bnrome @akesselheim via @PORTAL_Research

🧵 1. The @costplusdrugs launched in January 2022 selling generic drugs at the cost of manufacturing + 15% + $3 pharmacy fee + $5 shipping.

We compared the unit price for 89 of 109 drugs sold in February to what Medicare Part D plans paid in 2020 @CMSGov ...