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Benchmarking Survey: Can we reduce procurement time in HEOR & RWE?

As healthcare moves towards an increased focus on outcomes and value, health economics & outcomes research (HEOR) and real-world evidence (RWE) are being used to guide value-based decisions, improve outcomes, reduce costs, and achieve market access. This move toward new… Continue Reading

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Pharmacy benefit managers: a mechanism for containing costs or a contributor to rising drug prices?

While pharmaceutical companies are often the focus of conversations about high drug prices, more recently pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have come under increased drug price scrutiny. The American PBM business model, developed in the early 2000s, was designed to identify… Continue Reading

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CVS Caremark’s foray into cost-effectiveness analysis raises questions about the future of prescription medicines in America

Written By: Americans spend more on prescription drugs than anyone else in the world. In a move to address this, CVS Caremark announced in August that it would allow self-funded insurers to exclude from their plan any drug launched at… Continue Reading

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Sex Reassignment Surgery For Transgenders: Should It Be Covered By Health Insurance?

People who identify themselves as transgender evolved in their belief of a gender-assignment mistake when they are self-aware of stereotypes involving genders, which can occur as early as the age of three years old. This sense of identity can adversely… Continue Reading