<![CDATA[Peter B. Bach - Chief Medical Officer]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APpPeX4a-4o/peter-b-bach RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 18:53:05 GMT <![CDATA[Medicare Needs to Test the New Alzheimer’s Drug Before Paying]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-03/medicare-needs-to-test-the-new-alzheimer-s-drug-aduhelm-before-paying https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-03/medicare-needs-to-test-the-new-alzheimer-s-drug-aduhelm-before-paying Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:30:11 GMT Alzheimer’s patients need drugs that work. <![CDATA[Medicare Must Study Unproven, Expensive Alzheimer’s Drug]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-15/medicare-must-study-unproven-expensive-alzheimer-s-drug https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-15/medicare-must-study-unproven-expensive-alzheimer-s-drug Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:00:21 GMT Make sure the new Alzheimer’s drug is worthwhile. <![CDATA[Trump’s Drug-Pricing Ideas Would Cost Taxpayers a Bundle]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-29/trump-s-drug-pricing-ideas-would-cost-taxpayers-benefit-pharma https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-29/trump-s-drug-pricing-ideas-would-cost-taxpayers-benefit-pharma Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:30:08 GMT Getting nowhere. <![CDATA[U.S. Hospitals Need to Study How Well Remdesivir Really Works]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-07-13/u-s-hospitals-need-to-study-how-well-remdesivir-really-works https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-07-13/u-s-hospitals-need-to-study-how-well-remdesivir-really-works Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:30:14 GMT It’s not yet clear how well this works. <![CDATA[U.S. Should Buy Coronavirus Vaccines Before They’re Invented]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-17/the-u-s-should-buy-covid-19-vaccines-before-they-re-invented https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-17/the-u-s-should-buy-covid-19-vaccines-before-they-re-invented Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:00:08 GMT Expect high demand. <![CDATA[Pelosi Calls Pharma’s Bluff on Drug Prices]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-10-31/pelosi-s-drug-pricing-bill-calls-pharma-s-bluff https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-10-31/pelosi-s-drug-pricing-bill-calls-pharma-s-bluff Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:00:02 GMT A plan to help Americans pay less. <![CDATA[No Miracle Drug Should Cost $2.1 Million]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-24/check-the-exorbitant-price-of-zolgensma-and-other-orphan-drugs https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-24/check-the-exorbitant-price-of-zolgensma-and-other-orphan-drugs Fri, 24 May 2019 19:10:13 GMT Some drugs are worth a high price. <![CDATA[Medicaid Is Right to Demand Lower Drug Prices]]> https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-01/medicaid-is-right-to-demand-lower-drug-prices https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-01/medicaid-is-right-to-demand-lower-drug-prices Tue, 01 May 2018 11:00:10 GMT One drug that can help patients breathe costs too much.