The Evolution of Medical Benefit Contracting: How Pharma Can Prepare
This article was originally published in Drug Channels. Given the growth of specialty pharmaceuticals, manufacturers will need to develop more aggressive contracting strategies to secure optimal market access for their medical benefit drugs. Shifting market dynamics, driven in part by the influx of lower cost biosimilars on the pharmacy benefit, will require pharma companies to […]
What Payers Want: Understanding Payer Preferences When Evaluating Therapies
Many manufacturers are interested in which factors can give them an edge on obtaining preferred coverage with payers. This is especially true given the increasing competition in saturated categories such as immunology, diabetes care and breast cancer. We scoured recent MMIT research to gain a better grasp on the factors that are top of mind […]
Rebate Leakage: How Pharma Companies Can Prevent a Multimillion-Dollar Problem
Every consumer is familiar with the rebates one may get when purchasing a product or service. However, if the rebate was invalid or was not submitted properly, the money does not always get back to the consumer. A similar issue of ineligible rebates and incurred costs also consistently occurs in the pharmaceutical industry, but on […]
From Buy-and-Bill to White Bagging: The Future of Reimbursement Under the Medical Benefit
Pharmaceutical manufacturers that are nearing the commercialization stage of pre-approval planning are faced with a lot of realities about managed markets. Manufacturers are so engrossed in the details of a clinical trial, and its eventual success, that beginning to plan for commercialization can be daunting. However, for physician-administered therapies or IV therapies, understanding and navigating […]