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Peter J. Pitts

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Peter J. Pitts

@PeterPitts

Former FDA Associate Commissioner. President @DrugWonks. Visiting Professor. Champion for smart policy, radical transparency & patient access. #FDA #DrugPolicy

NYC

Joined March 2009

Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Sep 2, 2025
A new proposal from @CMSGov under @DrOz wants to add catheters, ostomy & trach supplies to Medicare’s competitive bidding program. This is a bad idea and will worsen outcomes for seniors & Medicare recipients. My latest in @medpagetoday explains why ⬇️
Opinion | CMS's Competitive Bidding Proposal Ignores Medical Reality
From medpagetoday.com
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Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Oct 15, 2025
Are “non-profit hospitals” really helping people or just padding executives’ pockets? I sat down with Steve Gruber earlier today to expose how some organizations put profit over purpose, exploiting the trust and money of Americans while claiming to serve communities. We dive into
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Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Sep 8, 2025
In the U.S., 20% of all for-private hospitals are owned or operated by private equity firms. This has a disconcerting impact on patient care, hospital management, and costs. Read the latest report from CMPI on private equity’s impact on American healthcare here:
cmpi.org
Barbarians at the Hospital Gates: Private Equity and its Impact on Patient Care | CMPI
Over the past two decades, private equity (PE) has come to play an increasingly influential role in the operations and ma...
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Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
May 17, 2020
Excited to join @mschlapp on #cpaclive tomorrow at 3:30 EST. If you want to ask me a video question please submit to [email protected] to be featured. You can watch tomorrow’s show on live.conservative.org.
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Feb 25, 2019
NY Times compares Big Pharma to Big Tobacco? What’s the Grey Lady smoking? One saves lives while the other kills. Not the finest hour for our national newspaper of record.
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Apr 17, 2019
Per year, innovative pharmaceutical companies invest over $100 billion in R&D vs $6.5 billion for marketing, yet policy makers, politicians and pundits continue to repeat that “Big Pharma spends more on advertising than research.” Repeating fake news doesn’t make it true.
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Oct 10, 2017
A Flawed Study Depicts Drug Companies as Profiteers
A Flawed Study Depicts Drug Companies as Profiteers
From wsj.com
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Jun 4, 2020
S3872, The Promising Pathways Act. Senators Braun, Murkowski and McSally blaze a brave trail for the FDA and ... patients
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Sep 2, 2025
Back to School. Back to Measles.
Back to School. Back to Measles.
From realclearhealth.com
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Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Sep 4, 2025
Right-Shoring America’s Medicine Cabinet | Drugwonks
drugwonks.com
Right-Shoring America’s Medicine Cabinet | Drugwonks
Default Description | Drugwonks.com is the web log of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI), a forum offering rigorous and compelling research on the most critical issues affecting...
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Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
May 7, 2018
I'lll be on CNBC at 5:40PM tonight talking about PBMs and their pricing shenanigans.
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Sep 28, 2018
PBMs living high on the hog. suindependent.com/pbms-hogging-d…
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Dec 19, 2021
Why Joe Biden Nominee Dr. Robert Califf Would Be A Pro-Patient FDA Head
ibtimes.com
Why Joe Biden Nominee Dr. Robert Califf Would Be A Pro-Patient FDA Head
Right now, patients suffering from diseases with no known treatment want to know if Califf will move fast enough to save lives.
Peter J. Pitts
@PeterPitts
Apr 26, 2021
Do the right thing. abc7ny.com/amp/health-new…