Taking PBMs To The “OR”: Orphan Reinsurance Model Could Be New “Middleman” Role

MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation is proposing creation of Orphan Reinsurance Benefit Managers as one mechanism to help finance curative cellular and gene therapies. The idea may or may not prove viable – but it is a reminder that “middlemen” aren’t likely going away even if rebates do.  

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A proposal for orphan product reinsurance could create a new theater where drug "middlemen" could operate.

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