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WeRx

@we_rx

A community platform improving patient health via crowdsourced medication price data to boost prescription adherence and transform healthcare thru transparency

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.@charlesornstein Brand-name drugs increase cost but not patient satisfaction @propublica propublica.org/article/brand…
Brand-Name Drugs Increase Cost But Not Patient Satisfaction

Brand-Name Drugs Increase Cost But Not Patient Satisfaction

As presidential candidates focus more on drug prices, new data from the website Iodine shows that generics scored highest among users in three popular drug categories. ProPublica has teamed up with...

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The beginning of DTC pharmacogenomics in drugstores sfg.ly/1Qzfsy2 @myHarmonyx @riteaid 24 hr TAT, $49-89
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A proposed cap on out-of-pocket drug spend is a bad idea buff.ly/1VfiSF3 #drugcosts
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Replying to @JoshuaAHirsch
@JoshuaAHirsch @KelloggSchool @HarvardBiz #competition major force lowering costs in any #economics model. #mergers defeat that model.
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Read our blog: Proposed cap on out-of-pocket drug spend is a bad idea buff.ly/1YFuJRh #drugcosts #hctransparency @TesserHealth @We_Rx
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Price growth for prescription drug spending was considerably higher than any other health category csrxp.org/report-prescriptio… #drugcosts
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A dialogue on drug pricing is much needed post #ACA #healthcosts #drugprices teapawt.net/alikhoshnevis/status/6…
Dr. Ali Khoshnevis (@AliKhoshnevis) profile pictureDr. Ali Khoshnevis@AliKhoshnevis22 Sep 2015
This only temporally alleviates a bigger problem. Drug CEO Will Lower Price of Daraprim After Hike Sparked Outrage nbcnews.to/1Qx0hCT
Drug CEO Will Lower Price of Daraprim After Hike Sparked Outrage

Drug CEO Will Lower Price of Daraprim After Hike Sparked Outrage

Martin Shkreli said there were mistakes made in explaining why the drug, which fights toxoplasmosis, had its price increased so dramatically

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Tweet us questions about saving money on prescription drugs using hashtag #GMAOnTheMoney for our expert to answer!
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Co-Insurance for #medications: A new trend for consumers #healthcosts tesserhealth.com/2015/06/09/…
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Excited to join tomorrow's sales circle sponsored by @TesserHealth & @LearnerNation : eventbrite.com/e/predictive-…
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Over $50B in the next 10 years w/Medicare paying $31B: 10 new drugs to challenge payers buff.ly/1dtKJ4X @AliKhoshnevis @we_rx
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AHIP report highlights payor concerns with rising costs & access of specialty meds: modernhealthcare.com/article…… via @modrnhealthcr @janoldenburg
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Great look up tool on procedure pricing by provider modernhealthcare.com/article… @riyaadseecharan @AliKhoshnevis
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Prescription drug spending increased 13.1% in 2015. economist.com/blogs/democrac… #hccosts #benefits

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Runaway drug costs in America are creating some problems

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Consumer-Driven #Healthcare Is The Future, And Here Is Why! ow.ly/MIiya #doctors #healthIT
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The @TesserHealth team getting ready to rock #emerge15
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WeRx: Watch brief video: weRx.org & download their app via @we_rx #GenericDrugs It's only as good as what is submitted by you.
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We are grateful & excited to share our #patientengagement platform at the @AARPInnovation competition: health50.org/finalists/
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Mayo Clinic and Gentag collaboration will produce biosensors for diabetes, obesity bit.ly/1GV3oQW
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How a 15-year-old CEO is bringing eyesight to those in need f-st.co/1iotarv
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