NEWS

PRACTICES

PRICING & MARKET ACCESS

In this new economic era, how can we balance price with access?

VALUE DEMONSTRATION

With low-cost standard of care and a demand for real-world data, how can we effectively communicate value?

GOVERNMENT POLICY ADVISORY

What are other governments doing to contain cost and drive local innovation - and how can we be a part of it?

PORTFOLIO OPTIMISATION

Considering market and payer realities, how do we adapt and how do we value adaptation?

COMMERCIAL PLANNING

How do we meet our stakeholder needs given the unique nature of our brand?

CBPARTNERS PERSPECTIVES

International Reference Pricing: New Rules for a New Era
April 2012
Cyrus A. Chowdhury

Payer Prophecy: Pricing & Access Optimisation by Trial Design
June 2012
Rachel Beckerman

Spanish HTA
June 2012
Monica Martin de Bustamante

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CBPARTNERS THINKING

SCOTUS on ACA
June 29, 2012

Yesterday, on its last day in session, the US Supreme Court announced its ruling on President Obama's signature legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). In an unexpected move, conservative Chief Justice Roberts sided with the four generally left-leaning Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan, and Sotomayor in upholding the law and its central provision, the individual mandate for healthcare coverage. In his opinion, Chief Justice Roberts dismissed the applicability of the Commerce Clause and instead opted for a less expansive interpretation of the US Constitution, declaring...
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ROCHE Wins Right To Use Crenezumab in Early Intervention Study in Colombia
May 15, 2012

ROCHE has won the right to use their experimental therapy, Crenezumab, in an early intervention trial in Colombia. The study will look at a patient population suffering from early onset dementia, with some individuals developing symptoms as early as 30 years of age.

Recent efforts by drug companies have fallen earlier in the disease progression spectrum. It remains to be seen how willing payers will be to reimburse...
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NICE Reverses Decision on ZYTIGA Based on Updated Patient Access Scheme and New Data
May 16, 2012

It was rather unsurprising that NICE revised their original negative stance on ZYTIGA. Today, England / Wales' HTA body positively recommended ZYTIGA for use in castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer patients following treatment with docetaxel.

Although additional data was ...
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