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04/30/2026
Hannah Musick
As manufacturers gain real-world experience with Inflation Reduction Act price negotiations, early lessons from the first 3 cycles highlight the need for earlier planning, stronger cross-functional coordination, and new approaches to data,...
As manufacturers gain real-world experience with Inflation Reduction Act price negotiations, early lessons from the first 3 cycles highlight the need for earlier planning, stronger cross-functional coordination, and new approaches to data,...
As manufacturers gain real-world...
04/30/2026
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
04/29/2026
Danielle Sposato
At Asembia 2026, market access leaders warned that sweeping policy shifts—from most favored nation (MFN) pricing and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) negotiations to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and 340B reform—are reshaping global pricing...
At Asembia 2026, market access leaders warned that sweeping policy shifts—from most favored nation (MFN) pricing and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) negotiations to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and 340B reform—are reshaping global pricing...
At Asembia 2026, market access...
04/29/2026
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
04/15/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Delays in generic launches, evolving biosimilar adoption, and high-cost pipeline therapies are reshaping payer strategies and cost management across key therapeutic areas.
Delays in generic launches, evolving biosimilar adoption, and high-cost pipeline therapies are reshaping payer strategies and cost management across key therapeutic areas.
Delays in generic launches,...
04/15/2026
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
04/14/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Rising specialty drug costs are driving employers and payers toward cost-shifting strategies, but emerging evidence highlights potential trade-offs in patient access, adherence, and overall health care spending.
Rising specialty drug costs are driving employers and payers toward cost-shifting strategies, but emerging evidence highlights potential trade-offs in patient access, adherence, and overall health care spending.
Rising specialty drug costs are...
04/14/2026
First Report Managed Care
CONFERENCE COVERAGE
10/28/2025
Juliet Gallagher
At AMCP Nexus 2025, Autumn D. Zuckerman, PharmD, BCPS, CSP, joined by Amy Niles, MBA, and Ashira Vantrees, Esq., unpacked 3 cost-shifting strategies that are reshaping access to specialty medicines: copay accumulators, copay maximizers, and...
At AMCP Nexus 2025, Autumn D. Zuckerman, PharmD, BCPS, CSP, joined by Amy Niles, MBA, and Ashira Vantrees, Esq., unpacked 3 cost-shifting strategies that are reshaping access to specialty medicines: copay accumulators, copay maximizers, and...
At AMCP Nexus 2025, Autumn D....
10/28/2025
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
04/29/2025
Juliet Gallagher
At Asembia 2025, experts from AcariaHealth detailed how strategic management of free drug programs can optimize outcomes for manufacturers and patients alike, while adapting to evolving regulatory and payer environments.
At Asembia 2025, experts from AcariaHealth detailed how strategic management of free drug programs can optimize outcomes for manufacturers and patients alike, while adapting to evolving regulatory and payer environments.
At Asembia 2025, experts from...
04/29/2025
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
04/24/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
As oncology treatments grow more advanced and expensive, a panel of experts at AMCP 2025 reveal how managed care strategies are evolving to ensure both cost control and high-quality patient outcomes.
As oncology treatments grow more advanced and expensive, a panel of experts at AMCP 2025 reveal how managed care strategies are evolving to ensure both cost control and high-quality patient outcomes.
As oncology treatments grow more...
04/24/2025
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
10/18/2024
Hannah Musick
Explore the implications of the CY 2025 Medicare Part D Redesign and the Inflation Reduction Act with AMCP Nexus 2024 session speakers, addressing successes and challenges faced by stakeholders as they prepare for significant changes ahead.
Explore the implications of the CY 2025 Medicare Part D Redesign and the Inflation Reduction Act with AMCP Nexus 2024 session speakers, addressing successes and challenges faced by stakeholders as they prepare for significant changes ahead.
Explore the implications of the...
10/18/2024
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
10/16/2024
Hannah Musick
Researchers at AMCP Nexus 2024 explored the cost-effectiveness of Midomafetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US health care settings, with findings suggesting it may be a more cost-effective...
Researchers at AMCP Nexus 2024 explored the cost-effectiveness of Midomafetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US health care settings, with findings suggesting it may be a more cost-effective...
Researchers at AMCP Nexus 2024...
10/16/2024
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
10/14/2024
Hannah Musick
Multigene panel testing can increase eligibility for targeted therapy in lung and colorectal cancer patients while only representing a small portion of total care costs according to research presented at AMCP Nexus 2024.
Multigene panel testing can increase eligibility for targeted therapy in lung and colorectal cancer patients while only representing a small portion of total care costs according to research presented at AMCP Nexus 2024.
Multigene panel testing can...
10/14/2024
First Report Managed Care