The Wrong Prescription at the Wrong Time: How Current US Federal Prescription Negotiation Strategies Will Limit Access to Needed Medications and Chill Innovation

Jun 21, 2023 | Policy

Healthy Men, Inc. (HMI)—along with most Americans—wants to ensure access to safe, affordable, and effective, medications. Many possible approaches to achieving this goal have been suggested, including those currently in place with the Biden Administration. HMI’s...

Addressing the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Systems to Improve Patient Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs

Jun 21, 2023 | Policy

Prescription Drug Concessions and Rebates: Keeping the Focus on the Patient Medications are one of the most cost-effective ways to manage illness, which is why over 70% of medical visits result in a prescription. It’s also why it’s so important in ensuring that our...

Why We Need an Office of Men’s Health—Now!

Feb 17, 2023 | Health Disparities, Health Equity, Healthy Men Inc., Men’s Health, Policy

Dear Healthy Men: More than a year ago, I read a column of yours that mentioned that while there are several Offices of Women’s Health in the federal government, there isn’t a corresponding Office of Men’s Health. Is that still true? And if not, why not? A: The answer...

Vaccine Access: How Race, Sex, and Class Impact Health Equity in the Pandemic Age

Feb 17, 2023 | Policy, Vaccines

Pandemics have a way of shining a harsh light on inequities in our society. In recent years, we’ve seen global outbreaks that required rapid vaccine dissemination. But those vaccines often reach some communities more slowly than others—the same ones that are struck...