We trace Amanda’s journey from helping her dad infuse to raising two kids while navigating her own diagnosis as an affected woman. The conversation moves from missed signs and medical pushback to advocacy, testing for girls, community support, and practical tools that empower families. • growing up with a dad with severe hemophilia A • invisible symptoms in teen years and surgery complications • being told “just a carrier” versus getting a real diagnosis • marriage, militar...
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We trace Amanda’s journey from helping her dad infuse to raising two kids while navigating her own diagnosis as an affected woman. The conversation moves from missed signs and medical pushback to advocacy, testing for girls, community support, and practical tools that empower families. • growing up with a dad with severe hemophilia A • invisible symptoms in teen years and surgery complications • being told “just a carrier” versus getting a real diagnosis • marriage, militar...
Healthcare in Crisis: The Truth About PBMs with Dr. Madelaine Feldman
Hope Charities
1 hour 9 minutes
8 months ago
Healthcare in Crisis: The Truth About PBMs with Dr. Madelaine Feldman
Dr. Mattie Feldman, rheumatologist and healthcare policy expert, exposes how Pharmacy Benefit Managers have evolved from administrative entities into powerful forces that control medication access, often prioritizing profits over patients. • Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) originally handled prescription coverage but now control what medications doctors can prescribe and patients can access • The "big three" PBMs—CVS Caremark, OptumRx, and Express Scripts—now control 80-85% of all prescript...
Hope Charities
We trace Amanda’s journey from helping her dad infuse to raising two kids while navigating her own diagnosis as an affected woman. The conversation moves from missed signs and medical pushback to advocacy, testing for girls, community support, and practical tools that empower families. • growing up with a dad with severe hemophilia A • invisible symptoms in teen years and surgery complications • being told “just a carrier” versus getting a real diagnosis • marriage, militar...
