States and the federal government recently began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers across the country. Health plans, particularly those that serve high-risk individuals, may be ideally situated to coordinate care and update members on vaccination opportunities, experts tell AIS Health.
The FDA on Dec. 11 authorized emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech in individuals age 16 and older. Then the agency on Dec. 18 authorized Moderna’s vaccine for emergency use in people 18 years or older.
Radar On Market Access: MCO Messaging Plays Key Role in COVID Vaccine Rollout
Posted by Lauren Flynn Kelly on Dec 24, 2020
Topics: Industry Trends, Market Access, Product Release, Payer
According to our recent payer coverage analysis for hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HR+/HER2+) breast cancer treatments, combined with news from key healthcare influencers, market access is shifting in this drug landscape.
To help make sense of this new research, MMIT's team of experts analyzes the data and summarizes the key findings for you. The following are brief highlights. To read the full piece, including payer coverage, drug competition and prescriber trends, click here.
Topics: Specialty, Market Access, Payer, Branding & Marketing
Radar On Market Access: New-to-Market Oral Drugs May Not Always Have a Leg Up on Injectables
Posted by Leslie Small on Dec 17, 2020
In its latest quarterly Drug Pipeline Insights Report, OptumRx includes a diverse array of medications that the UnitedHealth Group-owned PBM believes are likely to make a market impact when they're approved by the FDA, AIS Health reported. One interesting trend that applies to three of the five highlighted drugs is the fact that each is the first oral option in its respective category.
While oral medications tend to be thought of as more convenient than injectable or IV-administered therapies, that factor alone may not confer as much of a competitive advantage as one might think, according to one OptumRx executive.
Topics: Specialty, Industry Trends, Market Access, Product Release
Radar On Market Access: First Round of Vaccines Are Expected to Be Free to the Public
Posted by Leslie Small on Dec 15, 2020
With FDA issuing emergency use authorization to the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech last week and Moderna Inc.'s offering not far behind, in the coming months there will undoubtedly be a variety of vaccines being administered to Americans, AIS Health reported. But who will be paying for them?
"In the case of the COVID-19 vaccine, there is a very simple take-home message, which is that no one going to get the vaccine will be charged for the vaccine or its administration, no matter what type of insurance they have, or whether they have insurance at all," Karyn Schwartz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), said during a Dec. 3 web briefing.
Topics: Industry Trends, Market Access, Product Release, Payer
MMIT Reality Check on Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer (Dec 2020)
Posted by Matt Breese on Dec 11, 2020
According to our recent payer coverage analysis for nonmetastatic prostate cancer treatments, combined with news from key healthcare influencers, market access is shifting in this drug landscape.
To help make sense of this new research, MMIT's team of experts analyzes the data and summarizes the key findings for you. The following are brief highlights. To read the full piece, including payer coverage, drug competition and prescriber trends, click here.
Topics: Specialty, Market Access, Payer, Branding & Marketing
According to our recent payer coverage analysis for ovarian cancer treatments, combined with news from key healthcare influencers, market access is shifting in this drug landscape.
To help make sense of this new research, MMIT's team of experts analyzes the data and summarizes the key findings for you. The following are brief highlights. To read the full piece, including payer coverage, drug competition and prescriber trends, click here.
Topics: Specialty, Market Access, Payer, Branding & Marketing
MMIT Reality Check on Type 2 Diabetes (DPP4 and Combo) (Nov 2020)
Posted by Matt Breese on Nov 27, 2020
According to our recent payer coverage analysis for type 2 Diabetes (DPP4 and Combo) treatments, combined with news from key healthcare influencers, market access is shifting in this drug landscape.
To help make sense of this new research, MMIT's team of experts analyzes the data and summarizes the key findings for you. The following are brief highlights. To read the full piece, including payer coverage, drug competition and prescriber trends, click here.
Topics: Specialty, Market Access, Payer, Branding & Marketing
According to our recent payer coverage analysis for multiple myeloma treatments, combined with news from key healthcare influencers, market access is shifting in this drug landscape.
To help make sense of this new research, MMIT's team of experts analyzes the data and summarizes the key findings for you. The following are brief highlights. To read the full piece, including payer coverage, drug competition and prescriber trends, click here.
Topics: Specialty, Market Access, Payer, Branding & Marketing
According to the 2020 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s (KFF) Employer Health Benefits Survey, this year's annual premium growth (4% for individuals and families) outstripped both wage growth (3.4%) and inflation (2.1%).
Topics: Industry Trends, Market Access, Data & Analytics
According to our recent payer coverage analysis for cystic fibrosis treatments, combined with news from key healthcare influencers, market access is shifting in this drug landscape.
To help make sense of this new research, MMIT's team of experts analyzes the data and summarizes the key findings for you. The following are brief highlights. To read the full piece, including payer coverage, drug competition and prescriber trends, click here.
Topics: Specialty, Market Access, Payer, Branding & Marketing