Henry Cuellar, as craven and corrupt as they come, is a victim of his own greed, the useful (well-paid) idiot for Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s oil-rich dictator hell-bent on rigging our US democracy

As much as Cuellar must be punished, it’s even more imperative for Aliyev to be stopped

U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar & His Wife Charged with Bribery, Unlawful Foreign Influence & Money Laundering Schemes

Congressman Allegedly Accepted $600,000 in Bribes from Two Foreign Entities in Exchange for Official Acts as a Member of Congress

🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/us-cong…

Over the past two+ decades, hundreds of thousands of Americans - exercising their Constitutional rights - wrote letters, made phone calls, and held meetings (via the ANCA) petitioning their federal legislators to provide humanitarian aid (maternal health care, clean drinking…

In Louisiana, was there a connection between author of the bill & his ownership of a franchise pharmacy chain drugstore?The franchise is owned by Cardinal that has a 340 B unit. Perhaps an innocent connection, but the bill potentially puts money in author’s pocket?

Can someone explain to me why states are prohibiting #biopharma companies from requiring that contract pharmacies that buy medicines at steep discounted price through #340b program should not have to demonstrate that the medicine was dispensed to a 340b eligible patient?

Healthcare Matters Podcast: Kate Hudson from AAU joined Ben Blanc & me to discuss March In Rights & the possible chilling effect such a policy will have on the private sector investments with research universities omny.fm/shows/healthca…
GHLF Pioneer Institute

'A few pharma companies will get together with the three large PBMs and, instead of competing on the best price, PBMs will manage the price.' - Robert Popovian 🇺🇸 🇦🇲

wsj.com/health/pharma/… David Wainer

Good news for patients! However, bad news for healthcare spending - I am all for market competition that leads to lower prices, but the #humira #biosimilar manipulation by #pbms via private labels = managed competition = crony capitalism FTC
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Couldn’t stop laughing

If this guys gets elected to US #senate in #California then more of this type of activity will continue

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#ArmenianGenocide first #Genocide of 20th century via #turkey

#ArmenianGenocide first #Genocide of 21st century via #Azerbaijan

Whoever supports these two genocidal regimes has blood on their hands

ANCA

BREAKING: Under pressure, White House backing away from Erdogan invite.

Good.

Keep it up.

#ArrestErdogan

Ambassador Sam Brownback - former US Senator, Kansas Governor, and Ambassador for International Religious Freedom - at a White House rally on April 24th, calling on President Biden to stand with Armenia against the imminent threat of invasion by Turkey and Azerbaijan.

failure of the #humira #biosimilar market to take hold shines a bright light on anticompetitive pharma contracting schemes via #pbms that prefer higher $ & larger rebates
Worst is the private label schemes via CVS Health & Express Scripts by Evernorth which will further corrupt competition

#Biosimilar price war update: Evernorth Health Services (@ExpressScripts) $CI launches its own private label Humira w/list 'about 85% lower.' Twist: Available via Quallent Pharmaceuticals, a Cayman Island-based (!) subsidiary 👀

drugch.nl/3wbRhnv

If you are in #Boston tonight, join me as I participate in a fireside chat with Congressman Jake Auchincloss at the Pioneer Institute annual Hewitt Healthcare Lecture.

#healthcare #PBMs #Biotechnology #biopharmaceuticals #Drugcosts

luis

In 2023 the world watched in silence as Azerbaijan committed genocide against the Armenian people of Artsakh. Read more on the 2023 developments of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿’s attack on the Republic of Artsakh in the 2023 Year in Review.

Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers, not Big Pharma, responsible for high drug prices - from @bosbizjournal @popovianpharmd

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Troubling: A review of Express Scripts by Evernorth’ $CI 2023 #PBM formulary found that more than half (57%) of #drug exclusions “had questionable economic or medical benefits or both for patients.'

Robert Popovian 🇺🇸 🇦🇲

==> drugch.nl/3VK5mTE

Humira biosimilar non-coverage shines a bright spotlight on the issue but unfortunately this practice of excluding generics in favor of brand name drugs is not new - check out study itmedicalteam.pl/articles/analy…

The largest PBMs are avoiding covering the lowest-priced version of the best selling drug of all time.

We have a drug problem in the United States, but it’s not the one you may think it is.