Bimal Patel, PharmD, MS, Director, Health Outcomes Research, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., discusses MedImpact's work to identify, analyze, and evaluate generic medications that have become significantly expensive, and effective strategies for managing these costs.
Bimal Patel, PharmD, MS, Director, Health Outcomes Research, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., discusses MedImpact’s work to identify, analyze, and evaluate generic medications that have become significantly expensive, and effective strategies for managing these costs.
Dr. Patel also discusses the importance of communication among pharmacy benefit managers, plan sponsors, and physicians as generic drug costs continue to rise.
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January 30th 2025Travis Brewer, vice president of payer and public health strategy/relations at Texas Oncology, shared that value-based oncology care can achieve both cost efficiency and high-quality outcomes through integrated multidisciplinary teams, flexible payment models, and targeted treatment approaches.
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