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Post by mango on Jun 6, 2017 16:23:05 GMT -5
Wish I could have been at this. Got emotion just listening to it. This is what is all about—helping others and it doesn't get anymore real than this
Thanks for sharing
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Post by sportsrancho on Jun 6, 2017 16:35:13 GMT -5
Finally had a chance to watch ASM video. Wow! We now have true visionaries behind Afrezza. And Damon Dash. What passion! He says Afrezza will succeed because it has to. His life depends on it. This is a guy who has helped launch celebrity careers and now he has a new mission - Afrezza promotion. Rock on! I know right:-) Did u watch Mike's interview?
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Post by centralcoastinvestor on Jun 6, 2017 16:45:30 GMT -5
Finally had a chance to watch ASM video. Wow! We now have true visionaries behind Afrezza. And Damon Dash. What passion! He says Afrezza will succeed because it has to. His life depends on it. This is a guy who has helped launch celebrity careers and now he has a new mission - Afrezza promotion. Rock on! I know right:-) Did u watch Mike's interview? Not yet. My pesky day job is getting in the way.
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Post by mango on Jun 6, 2017 16:49:25 GMT -5
Finally had a chance to watch ASM video. Wow! We now have true visionaries behind Afrezza. And Damon Dash. What passion! He says Afrezza will succeed because it has to. His life depends on it. This is a guy who has helped launch celebrity careers and now he has a new mission - Afrezza promotion. Rock on! I know right:-) Did u watch Mike's interview? It's a great interview. Michael gets it and knows what's going on. I think he will help do great things
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Post by wgreystone on Jun 6, 2017 19:37:35 GMT -5
We still need Mike to crack the insurance issue. Even with cooperation with OneDrop, I am just not sure how they can get Afrezza affordable without insurance coverage. Mike states in the interview posted this morning that 7/8 in 10 get covered. MNKD gives away the product in the meantime, so confident are they in getting patients approved.
To me the issue continues to be lack of awareness due to zero marketing. Hopefully that starts to change with the rollout of the commercial on reversed and elsewhere.
The perception of insurance coverage issue is holding doctors back from prescribing Afrezza. Saw one tweet from a mom that her kid is on Afrezza but her doctor husband never prescribed Afrezza! I am wondering if someday OneDrop can hire doctors to remotely prescribe Afrezza to patients (OneDrop should already have patients' BG data anyway) and coach patients on titration, and Mannkind takes care of getting prescription approved from insurance.
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Post by akemp3000 on Jun 6, 2017 19:51:36 GMT -5
For the past year and a half, it seems Afrezza has been seen as a novelty inhalable option that has not been taken very seriously by endos or PCPs. There's a sense this is finally changing to the point there are serious discussions about the efficacy advantages. Once insurance companies wake up and realize the lifelong cost of diabetic healthcare will drop dramatically with lower A1cs and risk of hypos when using Afrezza, this paradigm shift will take off like a rocket...IMHO.
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Post by swanybuaya on Jun 6, 2017 19:56:50 GMT -5
Finally had a chance to watch ASM video. Wow! We now have true visionaries behind Afrezza. And Damon Dash. What passion! He says Afrezza will succeed because it has to. His life depends on it. This is a guy who has helped launch celebrity careers and now he has a new mission - Afrezza promotion. Rock on! I know right:-) Did u watch Mike's interview? What interview? Where? When? How? etc...
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Post by sportsrancho on Jun 6, 2017 19:58:31 GMT -5
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Post by mnholdem on Jun 6, 2017 20:42:37 GMT -5
I know right:-) Did u watch Mike's interview? It's a great interview. Michael gets it and knows what's going on. I think he will help do great things I appreciated the significance of his noting that he was the only pharmacist in the entire sales force of one of the big pharmaceutical companies. You're right...he gets it big time. If he takes his story on the road to the talk shows, business news interviews and the medical community (panel discussions, medical forums and the American Pharmacy Association) his engaging style of speaking will win over a lot of people, IMO.
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Post by sportsrancho on Jun 6, 2017 20:52:53 GMT -5
Oprah is not going to want be left out either! Think what will happen when SHE gets it:-))
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Post by mango on Jun 6, 2017 23:26:55 GMT -5
It's a great interview. Michael gets it and knows what's going on. I think he will help do great things I appreciated the significance of his noting that he was the only pharmacist in the entire sales force of one of the big pharmaceutical companies. You're right...he gets it big time. If he takes his story on the road to the talk shows, business news interviews and the medical community (panel discussions, medical forums and the American Pharmacy Association) his engaging style of speaking will win over a lot of people, IMO. I was thinking the same thing. Mike is comfortable with public speaking and engages it in a real, personal way but professional at the same time. His heart is in it for the right reasons and that to me is what shines the most.
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Post by slugworth008 on Jun 7, 2017 0:38:11 GMT -5
For the past year and a half, it seems Afrezza has been seen as a novelty inhalable option that has not been taken very seriously by endos or PCPs. There's a sense this is finally changing to the point there are serious discussions about the efficacy advantages. Once insurance companies wake up and realize the lifelong cost of diabetic healthcare will drop dramatically with lower A1cs and risk of hypos when using Afrezza, this paradigm shift will take off like a rocket...IMHO. And that IS exactly what Mike and the team need to focus on - Sell the "reduced costs" to the insurance companies - JMHO
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Post by slugworth008 on Jun 7, 2017 0:39:39 GMT -5
I appreciated the significance of his noting that he was the only pharmacist in the entire sales force of one of the big pharmaceutical companies. You're right...he gets it big time. If he takes his story on the road to the talk shows, business news interviews and the medical community (panel discussions, medical forums and the American Pharmacy Association) his engaging style of speaking will win over a lot of people, IMO. I was thinking the same thing. Mike is comfortable with public speaking and engages it in a real, personal way but professional at the same time. His heart is in it for the right reasons and that to me is what shines the most. And maybe that's why the BOD has made him our new CEO
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Post by slugworth008 on Jun 7, 2017 10:52:40 GMT -5
Oprah is not going to want be left out either! Think what will happen when SHE gets it:-)) If Mike were to be interviewed by Oprah - It's game over for the short cartel. Bang, Pow and zap!
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Post by akemp3000 on Jun 7, 2017 11:07:35 GMT -5
No doubt Mike is strongly urging Damon and Charles to talk to her and others about this. Then again, maybe Mike will just show up at her door
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