Arrangement, and are you guaranteeing what is the price of the drug when are you saying you are only going to get paid x if you reach a cure level or certain level of adherence. Theres some interference there, and its used as an excuse for those types of arrangement or getting out of those arrangements by pharmaceutical companies. The other is the fda approves the drug if it works. And they dont necessarily approve it saying whether it works better than things that have previously been approved or whether it doesnt work better than thing previously approved. And that can create some friction when it comes to dealing with providers who seem to want to gravitate toward the newest and the latest, even if it really doesnt turn out to work any better than some of the alternatives that have come down the pike before. So whats the solution there . More as we heard on the earlier panel, more effectiveness, information and data . I think the comparative effectiveness would really help. Then you
And coming up, more on the recent health and Human Services forum on pharmaceutical innovation and drug costs. Up next, senators from medicare and medicaid acting administrator andy slavit and purchasing strategies for the pharmaceutical industries. This includes manufacturers, employers, consumers, Health Insurance providers and government officials. Once again, if you will all take your seats well get started on the final panel of the day. Where as promised, well devote our discussion to outcomes based purchasing, what is the potential for those, what are the obstacles and how do we get to better value and better accessibility for patients as soon as possible through these and other mechanisms. Let me introduce our panelists now. You have been introduced to at least this gentleman there, dan durham, Senior Vice President of ahib, thats americas Health Insurance plans. And ken frazier is with us, the president and chief executive officer of merck and company. One of the premier pharma
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