Insurers and PBMs are increasingly implementing white-bagging policies, which require oncology practices to obtain physician-administered infusions and other medications from designated specialty pharmacies often owned by or affiliated with insurers and their PBMs.
Panelists at a recent pharmacy conference were optimistic about the future of value-based drug contracting. For example, one said that healthcare will be close to establishing a value-based formulary by 2030, and another said that longitudinal patient tracking will become a more important part the drug pricing process.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
HelpAround raised $6 million in funding from IQVIA and Windham Ventures. The company’s software is designed to make it easier for patients to navigate specialty prescriptions.