The Latest Trends and Potential Implications in Rare Disease, Orphan Drug Management | Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit
Ed Paiewonsky, Director, Medical Outcomes Science Liaison at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, discussed results of the Alnylam Rare Disease Trend report at this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit.
Results of the Alnylam Rare Disease Trend report were shared at this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit.
Some key rare disease trends include the increased focus in rare disease management, sites of care policies increasing, uncertainty around recent federal legislation and how these changes will affect payers and rare disease industry.
Healthcare hasn't been a priority of the second Trump administration so far, panelists at the Asembia agreed. Medicaid may loom large, though, as the administration and congressional Republicans look for ways to slash government spending as a way of offsetting major tax cuts.
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GLP-1 Tiering Agreement Reached, Says Optum Rx President
May 3rd 2024Health plans that use Optum Rx as their pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) will be allowed to tier their coverage of GLP-1s and still receive rebates under an agreement the PBM has reached with the manufacturers, says the PBM president. Optum officials said later that the negotiations were still ongoing,
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Specialty Pharmacies Drive Cost Savings in Value-Based Care | Asembia 2024
May 2nd 2024Earlier this week at the 2024 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas, Managed Healthcare Executive editors spoke with Bill McElnea, vice president of population health at Shields Health Solutions, about specialty pharmacies reducing costs for patients.
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