Pulse June 2016

This month Redonda Miller, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs at Johns Hopkins Hospital, discusses the prescription drug crisis.

Program notes:

0:09 Prescription drug crisis

1:09 Some patients chose to order internationally

2:09 New high tech agents entering the market

3:13 How we approach shortages

4:10 We have been able to preserve quality

5:09 A lot of options for generics

6:05 Don’t want to stifle innovation

7:05 PCORI says no QUALY

8:07 Top tiers most expensive for patients

9:38 End