Payer and Specialty Pharmacy Forum: Von Willebrand Disease Management Including a Patient Perspective

President Donald Trump has sent letters to pharmaceutical companies, aiming to compel them to lower drug prices in the US to match the lowest prices offered in other developed nations, a move that could significantly reduce costs and disrupt the current system of pharmacy benefit managers.

Given trends in cost and use, insulin out-of-pocket cost reduction policies would be more efficient if they targeted members in high-deductible health plans with savings options and low-income patients.

This Managed Care Cast episode explores how high costs and inconsistent insurance coverage for incretin mimetics impact obesity management and patient care.

On July 2, linvoseltamab-gcpt (Lynozyfic; Regeneron) received an accelerated approval from the FDA in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM), and the most recent update to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for MM has added the BCMA-targeted bispecific antibody as a preferred treatment option.

This study examined the impact of price transparency and prosocial messaging on patient engagement of price-protected consumers in seeking value-based care.