As We Head Into 2022, Here’s What’s Ahead for Market Access

While COVID-19 has left no industry untouched, it’s safe to say that healthcare has been hit the hardest. Yet despite this reality, there are plenty of exciting advancements happening within the industry, even amid the lingering effects of the global pandemic. To get an idea of what’s to come in market access, I asked four […]
Market Access Speed Is the Next Critical Differentiator for Pharma Manufacturers

This article was originally published in PharmExec. Over the past decade, the life sciences industry has undergone transformative change that has disrupted everything from early drug discovery to post-launch treatment monitoring. Driven by the proliferation of real-world data (RWD) and technology like AI and machine learning, these innovations are changing our understanding of drug value […]
FDA Updates to JAK Inhibitors: How Are Payers Reacting, and What Do Pharma Companies Need to Know?

After the FDA called for additional warning labels on anti-inflammatory drugs known as JAK inhibitors this September, pharma companies in the immunology space have been waiting with bated breath to see how payers will react to this news. Will insurers start requiring step-edits or prior authorization? Will payers alter their management strategies for rheumatoid arthritis […]
Pathway or Perish: The Two-Pronged Hurdle to Ensuring Access in Oncology

While payers’ formulary decisions can make or break a drug’s success, manufacturers within oncology face an additional obstacle to gaining market access: clinical pathways, or guidelines that determine which treatments and procedures should be prescribed along the patient journey. While pathways were developed to help standardize treatment and ensure quality care, oftentimes they limit physicians’ […]
The Power of Partnerships: Why Pharma Needs to Redefine its Role With IDNs

John Griggs co-authored this article with Dinesh Kabaleeswaran. This article was originally published on Drug Channels. Large healthcare conglomerates, or integrated delivery networks (IDNs), have long been fixtures in the market access landscape—a dynamic that has gone unchanged despite the disruption caused by COVID-19. While M&A activity slowed down during 2020, IDNs are seeing a bout […]
What to Expect at This Year’s Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unrelenting trial—one that, in many ways, accelerated the pace of change in the life sciences industry. In the wake of breathtakingly fast novel vaccine development, an abrupt shift toward virtual care and a renewed focus on digital therapeutics, things look vastly different than they did less than two years […]