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Ameet Sarpatwari

@asarpatwari.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor of Population Medicine Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School Faculty Director, JD/MPH Program Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · 21h

This week, I had the privilege of appearing on Planet America, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation television show, to discuss drug pricing reform. The segment starts at minute 15 and goes to minute 27. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Qo...

Files Declassified: The disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart | Planet America

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 7d

Disappointing to see the administration punting on this issue. It is a big one in oncology, and one that could encourage "product hopping" to maintain high prices after decades of blockbuster sales.

Trump administration delays effort to address Medicare drug price negotiation loophole

Trump administration delays effort to address Medicare drug price negotiation loophole.

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · 10d

My thoughts in this NPR piece:
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"I think it's more underwhelming than what the president is touting," he says. "I think it's more window dressing than the transformational sort of reforms that are needed to really provide relief to Americans struggling with high prices."

President announces TrumpRx website for drugs, and pricing deal with Pfizer

The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.

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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 10d

TrumpRx program promises discounts of 40-85% for Americans buying drugs directly from manufacturers

White House fact sheet says discounts are off list prices

Pfizer’s Xeljanz list price = $6,073/month

40% discount = $3,643/month

@dusetzinas.bsky.social: “How is this a reasonable cash price?”

TrumpRx prescription drug discounts
Eucrisa- dermatitis - 80% discount
Duavee- osteoporosis- 85% discount
Zavzpret- migraine - 50% discount
Xeljanz- rheumatoid arthritis - 40% discount

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 10d

I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · 10d

Amen.

Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 10d

I'm starting to think these big press releases are just meant as a distraction from everything else going on. Direct sales of branded drugs is a solution for a tiny number of people. Also noting that the devil is in the details on which drugs Pfizer chooses and how much the NET prices decrease.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10d

NEWS

The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs, dubbed TrumpRX, as well as announce that Pfizer plans to lower prices on several of its medications in the U.S.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/4q2H6Jc

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 10d

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10d

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11d

Several scientists have received letters from the NIH director disinviting them from their positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding, I'm told.

In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.

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Rachel Sachs @rachelsachs.bsky.social · 11d

ICYMI last week, reposting this @kff.org analysis from @jcubanski.bsky.social and @tricia-neuman.bsky.social about the reconciliation law's changes to the Medicare negotiation program that are expected to keep prices higher for longer for both Medicare and beneficiaries. www.kff.org/medicare/peo...

People with Medicare Will Face Higher Costs for Some Orphan Drugs Due to Changes in the New Tax and Budget Law | KFF

This brief analyzes changes in the new tax and budget reconciliation law that modify which drugs will be selected for Medicare drug price negotiation, which will lead to higher Medicare spending and h...

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · 14d

This is stunning. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

Polish Skier Climbs Everest and Skis Down Without Extra Oxygen

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 14d

Six Justices shockingly conclude that it's likely the Impoundment Control precludes an otherwise valid APA claim to require expenditure of obligated funds. This argument, which turns the ICA on its head, is so absurd that the Trump DOJ itself wisely disclaimed it a month ago. Utterly lawless.

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Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 14d

Justice Kagan writes a dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson. The majority has “enabled the presidential usurpation of Congress‘s power of the purse”.

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Holly Fernandez Lynch @hollylynchez.bsky.social · 16d

Please consider submitting an application - or nominating great candidates - to join the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Board of Directors. Our organization is in an exciting time of transition and creativity. Join us in shaping ASLME's future.

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Nominate Someone — Even Yourself — For the ASLME Board! – ASLME

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 16d

A new paper led by Harvard Health Policy PhD student Ye Shen finds that, in the current policy environment, more than six in ten kids will have been enrolled in Medicaid for some period of time by their 18th birthday; the program is absolutley critical for children.

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 16d

Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them.

Via @reedabelson.bsky.social and @sangerkatz.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 17d

A drug that provides near-perfect protection against HIV with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope for ending the HIV epidemic.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.

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Jason L. Schwartz @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social · 22d

Sigh, ACIP members asking questions during the meeting that reveal they aren’t aware of the most basic aspects of the Vaccines for Children program, one of the most important implications of their recommendations and votes. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

The Vaccines for Children Program at 25 — Access, Affordability, and Sustainability | NEJM

The success of the Vaccines for Children program has meant that vaccine costs are seldom a major obstacle to childhood-vaccination efforts. But the program’s financial sustainability and the implic...

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 25d

Thought to affect 200 million people globally, schistosomiasis is considered one of the most important parasitic infections worldwide, second only to malaria. Yet it attracts nowhere near the funding or the attention that killers like malaria do.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/h...

When a Simple Swim Carries a Risk of Dangerous Illness

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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 29d

The Pitt has plans to tackle stories next season related to federal health care cuts. I've got some ideas in a new column out in @jama.com.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Sep 8

Justice Sotomayor is crystal clear in dissent as to what's happening: "We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."

NOEM v. VASQUEZ PERDOMO
SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting
this Court decides to take the once-extraordinary step of
staying the District Court’s order. That decision is yet another grave misuse of our emergency docket. We should not
have to live in a country where the Government can seize
anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to
work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our
constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.

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Mary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · Sep 3

The conclusion reached by Judge Burroughs:

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Sep 2

Vinay Prasad, who is both making it harder to get the Covid vax and has been anti-work from home in the past, is barely coming into office. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Vinay Prasad, Who is Making It Harder to Get the Covid Vax, Barely Comes into Office.

The FDA Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research has also criticized work-from-home policies.

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Looking for a faculty position that allows you to step into a leadership role & work with great colleagues in a fun, rapidly growing, & very livable city? Take a look at this opportunity & consider applying! I'm happy to chat if interested.

jobs.academyhealth.org/job/79838626/

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · Aug 23

This work was led by Dongzhe Hong, a terrific post-doc in PORTAL, and included a stellar cast of co-investigators: Sean Tu, Reed Beall, Massimiliano Russo, @benro.me, @akesselheim.bsky.social.

Link to paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Estimating Costs of Market Exclusivity Extensions For 4 Top-Selling Prescription Drugs in the US

This cross-sectional study estimates excess US spending associated with delays in generic competition due to extended market exclusivity for 4 top-selling brand-name drugs that experienced new generic...

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · Aug 23

We found that exclusivity extensions delayed generic competition by 7–13 months, resulting in $3.5 billion in excess spending for Medicare and commercial insurers.

The takeaway: policies that limit such extensions could generate substantial savings for patients and payers.

Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · Aug 23

In our new @jamahealthforum.com paper, we studied four top-selling drugs that experienced new generic competition between 2014-2018: imatinib (Gleevec), glatiramer (Copaxone), celecoxib (Celebrex), and bimatoprost (Lumigan).

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Ameet Sarpatwari @asarpatwari.bsky.social · Aug 23

The U.S. spends far more on prescription drugs than other countries — and one reason is that brand-name manufacturers use several strategies to extend market exclusivity beyond key patents and delay generic entry, including obtaining overlapping thickets of patents.

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Aug 22

The whiplash is dizzying. “Just a few hours before the Supreme Court decision, I got an e-mail that I was able to resume spending,” one researcher tells @dangaristo.bsky.social and @maxkozlov.bsky.social. Now, the grant is likely to be cut again. “It’s heartbreaking.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants

The decision will hinder lawsuits against grant terminations, legal specialists say.

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Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · Aug 21

A data analysis by ProPublica shows the administration has cut federal health agencies deeper than it has acknowledged. Sec. Kennedy said he would add scientists. Yet agencies have lost thousands of them. @propublica.org @anniewaldman.bsky.social
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Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

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