Uppers and Downers: Where is the Pharmaceutical Industry Headed?

The global pharmaceutical market could reach $1.2 trillion by 2016, according to industry sources. But drug companies put much of their attention on developing and marketing proven "me-too" drugs — statins, ace inhibitors, SSRIs — not therapies for rare and neglected diseases or the cheaper diagnostics that are urgently needed in developing countries.

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The Karis Group is an Austin, Texas based professional services firm with over fourteen years of experience providing our flagship Patient Advocacy or Bill Mediation service. We service clients nationwide, from employers, insurers and healthcare sharing organizations to benefit resellers, wholesalers and program administrators. Through these client relationships, we mediate on behalf of thousands of individuals (patients, members or employees) each year on the patient responsibility or out-of-pocket portion of their medical bills. Last year alone, we saved these individuals over $24 million dollars while helping them shoulder the stressful and time consuming burden of working with healthcare providers and government agencies to resolve their medical bills.

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