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A digital health roadmap for pharma, medical devices and insurance tech

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COVID-19 has massively accelerated the uptake of digital health technology across the whole ecosystem, with important implications for pharma, medical device and insurance tech companies. In the white paper, expert contributors share a detailed picture of the digital trends with the greatest potential to impact the near future.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the US, most private health insurers have been slow to cover the cost of anti-obesity therapeutics. Insurance may not cover these without showing clinical event reductions, and I am concerned that it may take five to 10 years to show this for just obesity,” Lavie added. Access to anti-obesity medications.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the US, most private health insurers have been slow to cover the cost of anti-obesity therapeutics. Insurance may not cover these without showing clinical event reductions, and I am concerned that it may take five to 10 years to show this for just obesity,” Lavie added. Access to anti-obesity medications.

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Whitney Stewart, Director of Clinical Project Management at Curebase Shares Insights from the Release of a Publication with Digital Therapeutics Alliance

PharmaShots

Similarly, insurance companies generally cover approved drugs based on efficacy. Whitney Stewart: Our joint white paper with DTA was intentionally made regional-agnostic and is intended to apply across the globe. In this case, the FDA has the framework to evaluate that evidence and confidently provide an outcome.

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Whitney Stewart, Director of Clinical Project Management at Curebase Shares Insights from the Release of a Publication with Digital Therapeutics Alliance

PharmaShots

Similarly, insurance companies generally cover approved drugs based on efficacy. Whitney Stewart: Our joint white paper with DTA was intentionally made regional-agnostic and is intended to apply across the globe. In this case, the FDA has the framework to evaluate that evidence and confidently provide an outcome.

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The FinTech Payment Story

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Top traditional banks such as Bank Of America and JP Morgan have already slated cryptocurrencies as a threat , and PwC, in its 2020 Global FinTech Survey , finds that around 28% of banking and payment businesses, and 22% of insurance, wealth, and asset management companies are facing disruption from FinTech.

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How early planning leads to successful market access and drug launch in Europe

Pharmaceutical Technology

Launching a new drug can be a risky business, with regulatory approval no guarantee that private, commercial, and government-funded insurers will reimburse it. In Europe, the pricing and reimbursement (P&R) of pharmaceuticals is governed by individual member states.