Patient Access

EMD Serono partners with the U.S. government to enhance IVF access, offering significant discounts on fertility treatments for millions of women.

Q&A with Harry Totonis, CEO and chairman of ConnectiveRx, on embracing change and seeking better solutions amid today’s challenging playing field for patient access.

Most Favored Nation drug pricing proposal aims to tie US medicine costs to lower European rates, but experts warn this approach could restrict patient access to lifesaving treatments, slow innovation, and jeopardize future drug development by importing flawed foreign price-control models.

The arrival of GLP-1 receptor agonists and dual agonists has delivered unprecedented efficacy, reframed obesity as a chronic disease, and sparked an industry gold rush.

The quest to align cost with care, enhance data visibility, and shed the dependence on outdated revenue streams.

Can deeper data from specialty pharmacy providers bolster both patient outcomes and financial returns?

The merger integrates EVERSANA’s commercialization services with Waltz Health’s AI-powered payer tools to address patient affordability, streamline drug access, and reduce costs for high-expense therapies such as GLP-1s.

In this Pharmaceutical Executive exclusive, Bob Jansen, David Shulkin, Gen. Paul Funk (Ret.), and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster (Ret.)—members of the Federated Healthcare Advisory Panel—discuss how pharmaceutical companies can strengthen supply chain resilience, navigate policy shifts, and adopt a national security mindset.

As the FDA’s ban on mass compounding of semaglutide takes effect, Novo Nordisk introduces discounted pricing and new patient resources to ensure safe access to Wegovy.

Country is poised to offer growth-channel opportunities for global pharma companies ready to scale access, innovation, and profitability.

The argument for weighing clinical points more heavily in the access equation.

Subject matter experts share the challenges that patients face in terms of medication affordability, along with the role that specialty pharmacies can play in helping to tackle these issues.

Fran Gregory, VP, emerging therapies, Cardinal Health, discusses the evolving cell and gene therapy landscape, highlighting pipeline growth, cost challenges, and emerging therapeutic areas beyond oncology and hematology.

A panel of experts examines how stakeholders can support strategies that improve patient outcomes, while also navigating various distribution models.

CMS’ draft guidance on real-world data study protocols marks a significant move toward transparency and rigor in Medicare coverage decisions.

LaShell Robinson, Head of Global Feasibility and Trial Equity at Takeda, speaks about the company's strategies to engage patients in underrepresented populations in its phase III psoriasis trials.

The high-stakes nature of cancer care, coupled with rapid scientific advancements and increasing payer and regulatory pressures, demands a specialized approach beyond traditional market access strategies.

Peter Ax, founder & CEO of UpScriptHealth, discusses the impact of tariffs on the pharmaceutical industry and how digital health platforms could potentially help offset them.

Kimberley Chiang, vice president of biopharma commercial solutions at CoverMyMeds, highlights gaps in data sharing and cross-functional collaboration as major bottlenecks that are causing delays, rework, and increased patient burden.

Jennifer Butler, chief commercial officer of Pleio, discusses misinformation's threat to public health, where patients are turning for trustworthy health information, the industry's pivot to peer-to-patient strategies to educate patients, and more.

In this Pharmaceutical Executive Video Interview, Peter Ax, Founder & CEO of UpScriptHealth, explores how tariffs could affect the availability and accessibility of specific medications, particularly for patients relying on direct-to-patient telehealth.

In this Pharmaceutical Executive video interview, Jen Butler, Chief Commercial Officer for Pleio, discusses why pharma increasingly turning to peer-to-patient platforms to educate patients, as well as relationships with trusted patient communities and pharmacies.

In this part of his Pharmaceutical Executive Video Interview, Peter Ax, Founder & CEO of UpScriptHealth, identifies strategies that pharmaceutical companies and digital health platforms can employ to navigate a potential drop in demand due to tariff-induced increased costs.

In this Pharmaceutical Executive video interview, Jen Butler, Chief Commercial Officer for Pleio, the role pharma should be playing in helping to ensure patients have access to health insights they can trust.

In this Pharmaceutical Executive video interview, Jen Butler, Chief Commercial Officer for Pleio, shares some best practices on finding trustworthy and verified information about a new prescription or medical device.