Pharma Pulse: Restoring Physician Focus

Welcome to Pharma Pulse, a Pharmaceutical Commerce podcast where we bring you the latest insights shaping patient access, supply chain/logistics, data & tech, and healthcare innovation. I’m your host, and let’s get into today’s headlines.

• In a recent Senate hearing titled "The Doctor Is Out: How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine," experts warned that excessive regulatory and administrative burdens—from prior authorizations to "computer-generated rubbish" in referrals—are the primary drivers of physician burnout. With more than half of practices reporting the loss of at least one doctor to burnout in the last three years, lawmakers are now eyeing the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act to slash the red tape that often leaves patients waiting for critical treatments.
• Meanwhile, Edwards Lifesciences has officially withdrawn its global "anti-copycat" policy. The move prompted the European Commission to close its investigation into whether the medical device giant was unfairly restricting competition by cutting off support to doctors and researchers who collaborated with competitors.

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