AstraZeneca's 13 Outcomes-Based Contracts Show “Proactive" Engagement On New Models

AstraZeneca VP-Market Access Rick Suarez talks about challenges and opportunities in the emerging area of innovative outcomes-based reimbursement contracts, and specifically two new contracts with Harvard Pilgrim for Bydureon and Brilinta.

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AstraZeneca PLC has signed two new outcomes-based reimbursement contracts with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care for the blood thinner Brilinta (tocagrelor) and the diabetes drug Bydureon (exenatide extended release), bringing the total number of the company's value-based reimbursement contracts to 13.

The double-digit number represents a significant amount of contracts in what is an exploratory area for the industry, as pharma manufacturers and insurers attempt better align the cost of medicines...

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