Virginia BuckinghamThe flu “is not just the flu”Every week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) releases a report entitled “FluView” which provides key updates on seasonal flu activity…Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamMichigan Patient and Innovation Voices Rise Against Price ControlsIn the latest effort to throw policy spaghetti against the wall to see what might stick as a political win against pharmaceutical companies…Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamWill US lose biotech industry to China?As one who served in (state) government, it’s not surprising to me that the real-world impact of a major policy change isn’t fully…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamInnovate This: This Kennedy Moment Can Restore Vaccine ConfidenceOn its face, the entry of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a long shot candidate for the Democratic nomination for president seems like a bad…Apr 7, 20231Apr 7, 20231
Virginia BuckinghamMaking QALYs Obsolete and Other Innovation DreamsPart II of my conversation on QALY as an appropriate cost-effectiveness review tool with Doctor William Smith of the Pioneer Institute…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamA Bipartisan End to QALYs?If there’s an opportunity for bipartisan agreement on health care policy count me in. If that agreement means spiking for good a policy…Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamSOTU WhiplashI was impressed by President Biden’s energy and sense of purpose expressed in the State of the Union address. There was much to applaud…Feb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamInnovate This — A Patient’s PerspectiveI had the opportunity to catch up with fellow Boston College alum Gunnar Esiason this week and after the mandatory discussion of “where…Feb 1, 2023Feb 1, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamInnovate This!It’s not every day you get to talk to one of the country’s top authorities on infectious diseases. So when my phone rang earlier than…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Virginia BuckinghamPresident Biden has re-upped his commitment to the Cancer Moonshot, and that, to coin a phrase…But the same president who said this yesterday in Boston…Sep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022
