On this episode of The Road to Care, we’re joined by industry thought leader Dr. Scott Howell and special guest co-host, SamaCare CEO Syam Palakurthy. Scott is best known for leading innovations to improve coverage, reimbursement and affordability of medicines as well as services supporting patient access at GSK, Genentech, Jazz, and Novartis. Scott has been teaching, researching and writing about improving pricing and access of medicines for 15 years, primarily at the University of California – Berkeley, and is a thought leader on the topic of value-based pricing and access for medicines. Scott spent the first decade of his career in clinical medicine as a general internist.

Tune in to this episode to learn:


*Why the business model for pharmaceutical development no longer works


*How to reduce the cost of failure in drug R&D


*The impact of decentralizing drug development on pricing and patient access


And, be sure to check out Scott’s podcast, Prescription for Better Access: (https://open.spotify.com/show/659fsjTHJGdqHdfrmqDBkw).


Together, we can make healthcare right. Here are some of the outstanding organizations and associations championing patient health mentioned in this episode:


-National Academy of Medicine (https://nam.edu/)


-GSK (https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/)


-Genentech (https://www.gene.com/)


-Novartis (https://www.novartis.com/)


-Flagship Pioneering (https://www.flagshippioneering.com/)


-Merck (https://www.merck.com/)


-Synapse Sciences (https://www.synapsesciences.com)




For more information on SamaCare’s free prior authorization management platform for specialty practices, visit https://www.samacare.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=r2c

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