Segment 7- Healthcare System Challenges

Panelists agreed that the cost of the new agents discussed to treat melanoma will be a challenge, just as the cost of healthcare as a whole in the United States is a major challenge. Figuring out where the waste is in healthcare is difficult. “In order to ensure competition really does have these drugs available at a price that everyone has access to, we’re going to have to use tools like formularies and pathways to highlight where things are equally effective,” said Dr Malin.