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Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Costs and Benefits of Health Reform Will expanded markets and accountable care organizations offset higher rebates, added fees, and closer scrutiny of marketing and prices? |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler |
Challenge and Challenges Expanded healthcare coverage also fits the goals of pharma manufacturers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Reimbursement Limits Threaten Drug Access High cost-sharing, narrow formularies create problems for pharma companies and patients. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Drug Coverage, Costs Under Scrutiny Benefits offered by insurance plans on health exchanges and through Medicare are raising concerns about patient access to needed therapies |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Costs and Coverage Challenge Medicare Drug Plans Rate cuts and fraud concerns create problems for Part D plans and Part B providers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: "D" Is for Data It is critical for Medicare to address important questions on drug safety and utilization, and about how prescribing decisions affect health outcomes and costs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler |
Part D Under Attack Congressional leaders ready campaign to curb Medicare drug plans. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
Securing Savings A close look at the healthcare industry will separate real cost-cutting measures from money-saving myths. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Obamacare, Innovation and Pricing Tax and budget decisions will shape the healthcare market and drug research and regulation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Out of Commission? Crawford Steps Down The clouded circumstances of the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration may complicate the process of securing a permanent leader. Meanwhile, battles continue over hot-button issues such as the morning-after pill and the regulation of follow-on biologics. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Bill Shearer |
Patient Assistant Programs and Medicare Part D About 2.5 million low-income seniors who participate in prescription access programs are eligible for drug coverage under Medicare Part D - but the programs are out of alignment. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
New Year, New Issues Look for action in 2012 on drug access, shortages, innovation, and transparency. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is the looming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Obama health reform legislation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Transformation to Characterize 2013 FDA policies will reshape drug development, while pressure to cut healthcare spending may alter drug coverage and pricing. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
Through the Looking Glass Pharma relations with researchers are critical for developing new technology, and reformers will discourage inappropriate relationships by making any links to pharmaceutical marketing known to all. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: The e-Bandwagon The federal government is driving e-Rx adoption by establishing standards that Medicare drug plans will have to adopt by 2009, and HHS officials are pushing to make this happen much earlier. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pharma Challenges for 2014 Pricing and personalized medicine are key themes shaping drug development and marketing |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011 |
Revisiting Reform Courts, Congress review policies and programs shaping drug costs and access. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Medicaid Sets the Pace for Pharma Pricing Forget Medicare price negotiations. Pending changes in Medicaid drug-pricing formulas will put even more pressure on pharmaceutical prices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Cross-Agency Collaboration for Part D Medicare Part D gives CMS more clout over coverage, pricing, and even drug development. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Outrage Grows Over Drug Pricing Insurers, physicians attack high-cost therapies in anticipation of specialty drug surge. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Who Will Pay for New Drugs? Comparative research documenting value and affordability is key to obtaining coverage for high-cost therapies. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Shop and Compare Insurers and payers believe that more comparative information on medical treatments will save money and improve care, but such analysis may be costly to pharma. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2013 |
Roundtable on Market Access Market Access is a window on what matters in the real world of soaring patient expectations and crimped payer budgets for innovation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Debbie Warner |
Adapting to a New Era of Cancer Care Coverage and treatment decisions will be driven by value and defined differently by each stakeholder. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Hard Evidence The push for more useful information on medication effectiveness is shaping drug development and reimbursement. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
An 'A' for Advancing Expectations As head of both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mark McClellan has been at the center of public policy affecting the pharmaceutical industry over the last decade. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pharma Battles Hospitals Over 340B Pricing Expansion of drug discount program ignites lawsuits, policy disputes. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2006 Rod Cavin |
Forecasting Medicare: Price Controls in the Years Ahead Part D in 2010 will be under price and access pressure. Pharma should develop plans for the future by imagining best- and worst-case scenarios. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010 |
When the Payer IS the Player As Medicare, Medicaid, and the nation's web of private payers gain market power, how can pharma stay ahead of the cost-containment curve? |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
What Price Innovation? Payers, drug plans seek clear assessment of drug value to rationalize high drug prices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Jill Wechsler |
New Ballgame in Washington Republican gains in Congress create uncertainty for health reform, drug regulation, and biomedical research |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2005 Rubinstein & Galardi |
Bustin' a CAP: The Competative Acquisition Program The new Competitive Acquisition Program for Medicare Part B drugs aims to align market forces with the distribution of drugs and biologics that doctors administer in their offices, but increasing bureaucracy is a major downside. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2011 William Looney |
The Medicines Adherence Challenge Keeping skittish patients on their medicines ought to be a strategic priority for Big Pharma, but is it? An expert round table examines how best to make progress and agree on some practical steps for incorporation in the campaign agenda. |
Managed Care May 2005 |
Implementing Medicare Part D Could Get Ugly This expert who hopes to help everybody adjust, nevertheless expects big headaches come Jan. 1, 2006. However, e-prescribing could make the drug plan work. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Innovation, Coverage, and Costs The backlash against high prices for new medicines will impact research, patent exclusivity, and drug benefits. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pre-emption and States' Rights Pharma backs federal standards for compassionate use, drug importing, data transparency, and track-and-trace. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Stan Bernard |
The Payer C Change: From Customers to Competitors "Payers have evolved to become powerful global contenders with pharma for increasingly limited funding of drug budgets." Understanding why and how this payer shift to dominance occurred is critical for pharmaceutical professionals in adjusting their business model. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Costs, Coverage, and Court Decisions Its election season and drug pricing issues are once again front and center in the policy wars on managing the high cost of healthcare. |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 John Carey |
Drug Prices: A New Covenant? The states' growing negotiating clout with Big Pharma raises crucial questions |
Managed Care October 2001 Patrick Mullen |
Interview: Pharmacists in Need The executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmaceutical Association says pharmacists are being inundated and need help... |
Managed Care June 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Rebates for Anti-Anemia Drugs Draw Response From FDA, CMS Overusing erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to collect rebates can be really bad for the patient. Ripping off taxpayers and private payers is another concern. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2012 Lauri Mitchell |
Who Pays for Specialty Medicines? Providers and patients fish for that delicate balance between access and abandonment. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Erik Felker |
Elephant or Specialist? The Bush Administration has put in place the groundwork for new market forces that will forever change how pharmaceuticals are commercialized. Although the long-term impact of this change is not known, unprepared companies are at a serious disadvantage. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Mason Tenaglia |
Letting the Facts Get in the Way An empirical defense of coupons and copay offset programs. |
Managed Care February 2008 Martin Sipkoff |
Why Is It So Tough to Deliver On E-Prescribing's Promise? The push to mandate this electronic tool is increasing in intensity, but dealing with costs and coming up with standards remain obstacles |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Shantanu Agrawal |
Making Sense of the Sunshine Act: A New Era for Drug Promotion Now that the Sunshine Act's Open Payments spending disclosure program is live, the federal government's lead officer for compliance explains how the new web-based system will work and how US industry, providers, and patients will be better off by making their relationships fully transparent. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 21, 2014 Comer & Upton |
Pharm Exec's Annual Industry Outlook 2014 For Big Pharma, the merits of strategic focus and operational discipline are more important than ever. It is time to be decisive; muddling through is so yesterday. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2014 Anbil et al. |
Managed Markets: Positioning Your Product For Success with Pull Through Strategies A patient-centric approach to drug development delivers the benefits that actually create value |
Managed Care May 2006 Martin Sipkoff |
Part D Means Health Plans Will Have To Pay Pharmacists Medication therapy management helps people to stay on their prescribed regimens. Part D plans can expect to start making payments for the service in 2007. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Politics & PDUFA Pharma companies will assess health reform, negotiate user fees and keep an eye on federal prosecutors in the year ahead. |