Proving The Value Of Value-Based Deals
Executive Summary
As controversy continues over pharmaceutical pricing, more drugmakers are eyeing deals that peg health plan cost to outcomes to boost volume and win formulary placement. But these deals are challenging to construct and to date there is little evidence that they reduce costs for patients.
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