Melody Chang, R.Ph., says payers cover bispecific and CAR-T drugs but not the monitoring that lets community practices deliver them safely at lower cost.
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Doug Long of IQVIA Gives an Outlook on the Specialty Pharmacy Industry at Asembia
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Doug Long, vice president of Industry Relations at IQVIA spoke on how the current inflationary trend in the economy affects healthcare spending and prices, as well as the trend of specialty drugs accounting for half of the drug spend in healthcare. Hear more of what he shared with our team at this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.
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