JHDAAI in the Media
Both the work and the people associated with JHDAAI make frequent appearances in the media. We are always glad to contribute to public discourse on the topic of drug pricing. For media inquiries, please contact us.
2024
Washington Times | April 5, 2024
Study links pandemic supply chain issues to drug shortage
Mariana Socal, Josh Sharfstein, and Amesh Adalja are quoted.
KFF Health News/Politifact | April 5, 2024
Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare Enrollees
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Bloomberg Law | April 3, 2024
Sanders’ Pressure on Novo Nordisk Fuels Ozempic Pricing Debate
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
Healthline | April 2, 2024
How Affordable Could Generic Ozempic Be? As Low as $5 a Month, Study Finds
Mariana Socal is quoted.
PolitiFact | April 2, 2024
Biden is right about $35 insulin cap, but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Healthnews | March 29, 2024
We Live in the Economy of Ozempic
Ge Bai is quoted.
Health Affairs | March 27, 2024
Federal Legislation And State Policy Efforts Promote Access To And Use of Discounted Cash Prices
Ge Bai co-wrote the piece.
Oprah Daily | March 15, 2024
Why Are the Weight-Loss Drugs So Freaking Expensive?
Joseph Levy is quoted.
Bloomberg Businessweek | February 23, 2024
Florida Gets Meds from Canada
Mariana Socal is interviewed.
Voice of America | February 16, 2024
Patients Wait for Life-Saving Medications
Jeromie Ballreich is quoted.
C-SPAN Washington Journal | February 15, 2024
Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs
Gerard Anderson is the guest.
ABC News | February 7, 2024
Drug shortage can put patients' lives at risk, experts warn
Jeromie Ballreich is quoted.
The Hill | February 7, 2024
Foreign suppliers add pressure to U.S. pharmaceutical supply shortages: Lawmakers
Jeromie Ballreich is quoted.
Vox | February 6, 2024
Is your medication out of stock? Here’s how to get it anyway.
Mariana Socal is quoted.
AARP | January 8, 2024
Are COVID Treatments Still Free?
Mariana Socal is quoted.
WHIO-TV (Dayton, OH) | January 25, 2024
‘Unaffordable;’ Research shows most Americans can’t afford prescription drugs
Mariana Socal is interviewed.
USA Today | January 21, 2024
Looking for a deal on that expensive prescription drug? We've got you covered.
Mariana Socal is quoted.
The Washington Post | January 11, 2024
FDA reports no link between weight-loss drugs and suicidal thoughts
Thomas Moore is quoted.
2023
Fortune | October 28, 2023
U.S. cancer patients face nationwide shortages of life-saving chemo drugs as “race to the bottom” makes their production unprofitable
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Bloomberg Law | October 26, 2023
Insulin costs remain top target beyond Biden’s drug price cuts
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Washington Post | October 22, 2023
Drugstore closures are leaving millions without easy access to a pharmacy
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Market Watch | October 21, 2023
Middlemen pocket 70% of Medicare spending on widely used generic drugs, study finds
Ge Bai is quoted.
WYPR – 88.1 FM Baltimore | October 20, 2023
Two Rite Aid locations closing in Baltimore, restricting pharmacy access
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Politico | October 20, 2023
Nine neurological disorder drugs have received accelerated approval since 2016; only two approved prior to 2016
Caleb Alexander is quoted.
The New York Times | October 20, 2023
Ozempic and Wegovy don’t cost what you think they do
Joseph Levy is mentioned.
Bloomberg Law | October 17, 2023
State drug pricing boards tee up new front in pharma legal fight
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
Reuters | October 12, 2023
Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs scrutinized over reports of suicidal thoughts
Thomas Moore is quoted.
Healthline | October 3, 2023
Drugmakers agree to Medicare price cuts for 10 common prescriptions
Jeromie Ballreich is quoted.
The Hill | September 16, 2023
Price controls worsen America’s drug shortage
Ge Bai co-wrote this article.
NPR | September 10, 2023
A year on, the national shortage of Adderall persists
Mariana Socal is featured.
Stat News | September 8, 2023
How the drug price negotiation program could affect Medicare Part D beneficiaries
Mariana Socal is the author.
MarketWatch | September 2, 2023
As Medicare drug-price negotiations inch forward, some states are flexing new powers to cut costs for a broader swath of drugs
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
Stat | September 1, 2023
The curious case of J&J’s Stelara, the unluckiest drug on Medicare’s list
Jeromie Ballreich is quoted.
Stat | August 31, 2023
As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
NPR | August 30, 2023
The Biden administration unveils the first 10 medications up for price negotiation
Mariana Socal is featured.
The Baltimore Banner | August 30, 2023
Medicare can now negotiate drug prices. How will this affect costs?
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
USA Today | August 29, 2023
Widely used diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune drugs for Medicare price negotiation
Mariana Socal is quoted.
CBS News | August 29, 2023
Medicare to start negotiating prices for 10 drugs. Here are the medications.
Mariana Socal is quoted.
Nature World News | July 26, 2023
Tornado rips Pfizer plant that provides 25% injectable drugs in US, shortage of medicine likely
Mariana Socal is quoted.
New Yorker | June 19, 2023
When dying patients want unproven drugs
Caleb Alexander is quoted.
The Baltimore Banner | June 7, 2023
Why can’t I get my antibiotic or cancer drugs? Hopkins experts outline the shortages and the remedies
Mariana Socal and Josh Sharfstein are quoted.
Neural Science | May 2, 2023
Be cautious of off-label use of stimulants with other drugs
Tom Moore is quoted.
Healio / Primary Care/Pharmacology | May 1, 2023
Almost 50% of adults taking schedule II stimulants also use other psychiatric drugs
Tom Moore is quoted.
Undark | April 12, 2023
Will new FDA rules help dial back expedited drugs?
Josh Sharfstein is quoted.
MarketPlace | March 31, 2023
Why do pharmaceutical companies give away some expensive drugs for free?
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
New York Times Health | March 24, 2023
California’s plan for cheaper insulin collides with big pharma’s price cuts
Mariana Socal is quoted.
The Washington Post Health | March 24, 2023
Their child’s obesity drug was working. Then their plan refused to pay.
Gerard Anderson is quoted.
Health.com | March 7, 2023
Insulin prices: Eli Lilly cuts costs, but more needs to be done for access, affordability
Jeromie Ballreich is quoted.
Medical Xpress | February 7, 2023
Spending on consumer advertising for top-selling prescription drugs in US favors those with low added benefit
Michael DiStefano, Gerard Anderson, Jenny Markell, Caroline Doherty and Caleb Alexander are featured.
Stat News | January 26, 2023
A dangerous loophole for drug ads needs to be closed
Tom Moore and Caleb Alexander are the authors.
The New York Times Opinion| January 18, 2023
Why kids’ medication shortages aren’t going away
Mariana Socal is quoted.