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  "[Selling models] should be able to tie the price of drugs more closely to the usefulness of the clinical setting in which they are prescribed.”
- Scott Gottlieb MD, Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration.

 
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  “One-quarter [of Clients in SafeGuardRx programs] saw decreased specialty medication spending... Early discontinuation of therapy rates were 15% lower in 2017 than in 2016.”

Excerpted from: VBP News, Volume 3 Issue 12, June Second Edition 2018, Industry News: "SafeGuardRx ‘Delivers Better Care’ for Express Scripts Patients, Sponsors ."
 
 
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Change Healthcare: The State of Value-based Care in 2018: 10 Key Trends

1. Payers report success in reducing unnecessary medical costs as a result of their value-based care strategies.
2. Almost 80% of payers report improvements in care quality, while 64% report improvements in provider relationships and 73% report patient engagement improved.
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Notes: from an article by Fred Pennic based on the report, "Finding the Value: The State of Value-Based Care in 2018," conducted by ORC International and commissioned by Change Healthcare.

Source: HIT Consultant, June 18, 2018
     
 
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