Avalere Essential Voice
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Twenty years ago, Avalere set out to be the essential voice in improving healthcare. Rest your eyes or use your commute time to listen to our experts discuss the hot topics that you need to track.
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Get Ready to Excel in Direct Contracting
November 30, 2020 15:10 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts discuss the mechanisms behind CMS’s direct contracting payment model and its future outlook.
Social Determinants of Health – The Importance of Data, Part 1
November 19, 2020 14:29 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBIn Part 1 of this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice focused on social determinants of health (SDOH), our experts discuss the importance of SDOH data in research, how health plans are utilizing that data, and the limitations that surround data access.
2020 Election with Avalere: What’s at Stake for Healthcare Post-Election?
November 10, 2020 15:02 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBTune in to the replay of our webinar, 2020 Election with Avalere: What's at Stake for Healthcare Post-Election?, to hear Avalere experts discuss how the 2020 election is influencing the future of healthcare. COVID-19, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and drug-pricing reform have taken center stage in the healthcare debate this past year. Join our experts to find out how the 2020 election could bring about major changes influencing the future of healthcare. This includes implications of a Bid...
2020 Election with Avalere: COVID-19 Stakeholder Impacts
November 02, 2020 19:27 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice 2020 Election series, our experts discuss the impact of the COVID surge on the campaigns’ closing arguments, the current outlook on a relief package, and how the election results will affect individual stakeholders, hours before returns begin to come in.
Designing Pull Funding for a COVID-19 Vaccine
October 27, 2020 19:54 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice Journal Club Review, our policy experts discuss the findings, themes, and relevant application of a recent study on whether pull funding for a COVID-19 vaccine could overcome issues related to speed, scaling, and pricing.
Social Determinants of Health – The Role of the Health Plan
October 22, 2020 21:34 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice, our experts discuss what health plans need to know about social determinants of health data, specifically, the different types of data, what to do with them, and how to fairly assess the impact of social risks on health outcomes.
2020 Election with Avalere: How Are Public Healthcare Programs Expanding?
October 20, 2020 01:01 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice, our policy experts discuss the potential expansion of public healthcare programs following the 2020 election.
State Medicaid RFP Response Considerations and Watch Outs
October 15, 2020 15:19 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts discuss the key steps for an effective Medicaid procurement, or re-procurement, response.
2020 Election with Avalere: SCOTUS ACA Outlook
October 12, 2020 21:07 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: 2020 Election series, our experts discuss the evolving makeup of the Supreme Court and the outlook on California vs. Texas — the upcoming Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and, in particular, the individual mandate.
2020 Election with Avalere: First Presidential Debate Healthcare Recap
October 01, 2020 20:08 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice, our policy experts discuss top healthcare issues and platforms from the first Presidential debate, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), COVID-19, public health, health disparities, and drug-pricing reform.
Market Access Enablement Strategies, Part 2: Navigating Policy and Marketplace Developments
September 24, 2020 14:17 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBTune in to the replay of Part 2 of our Avalere Market Access Enablement Strategies webinar series to learn about the policy changes and market factors that could impact the future relationships between manufacturers, health plans, and pharmacy benefit managers. Recent pricing and policy developments may create major shifts in plan design and preparation. Join our policy and market access experts to evaluate forward-leaning considerations and perspectives for how to best prepare for these d...
2020 Election with Avalere: What Are the Drug Pricing Policies?
September 23, 2020 15:07 - 33 minutes - 46 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice, experts from our market access and policy teams discuss the different approaches to drug-pricing policies ahead of the 2020 election.
Market Access Enablement Strategies, Part 1: Launching in a Virtual World
September 21, 2020 20:30 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBTune in to the replay of Part 1 of our Avalere Market Access Enablement Strategies webinar series to learn how life sciences companies are pivoting with pre-/post-new product launch strategies, including differential investments to inform market access execution. From value, evidence, and pricing to access, coverage, and reimbursement to insights and commercialization strategy, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for innovative life sciences companies to bring products to mark...
Community Use of Face Masks and COVID-19: Evidence From a Natural Experiment of State Mandates in the US
September 16, 2020 16:21 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice Journal Club Review, our policy experts discuss the findings, themes, and relevant application of a recent study on the degree to which statewide face mask mandates contribute to a reduction in the spread of COVID-19.
Clinical Pathways in Oncology, Part 2
September 10, 2020 14:32 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our Market Access experts continue their discussion on clinical pathways in the context of value in oncology.
Social Determinants of Health - WIC Health Outcomes
September 09, 2020 15:55 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice, experts from Avalere and the Washington State Department of Health continue the discussion on social determinants of health (SDOH), focusing on maternal and child health in the context of public health programs, healthcare access, and health outcomes.
2020 Election with Avalere: What are the Differences in Healthcare Platforms?
September 03, 2020 15:18 - 14 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice, experts from our policy and vaccines teams discuss the differences in healthcare platforms ahead of the 2020 election.
Neighborhood Racial and Economic Polarization, Hospital of Delivery, and Severe Maternal Morbidity
September 02, 2020 16:55 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice Journal Club Review, experts from our Center for Healthcare Transformation discuss the findings, themes, and relevant application of a recent study on the correlation between neighborhood racial and economic polarization, hospital of delivery, and severe maternal morbidity.
Vaccines Outlook: Hesitancy, Uptake, and Infrastructure with Dr. Angela Shen
September 01, 2020 14:25 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts continue the discussion around challenges within the vaccines marketplace, and the gaps in policy and infrastructure that affect uptake.
CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Mandates, Part 2
August 27, 2020 18:40 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, health IT and policy expert Julie Barnes discusses opportunities for health plans amid interoperability rules and lends insight into the potential requirements that lie ahead.
Clinical Pathways in Oncology, Part 1
August 25, 2020 16:04 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our Market Access experts discuss clinical pathways in the context of value in oncology.
Clinical Pathways in Oncology
August 25, 2020 16:04 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our Market Access experts discuss clinical pathways in the context of value in oncology.
Vaccines Outlook: Adult Vaccine Access with Abby Bownas
August 20, 2020 13:41 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts discuss the vaccines marketplace and efforts to improve vaccine access and uptake among adults.
CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Mandates, Part 1
August 17, 2020 20:37 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of the forthcoming interoperability rules for health plans.
CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Mandates
August 17, 2020 20:37 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of the forthcoming interoperability rules for health plans.
2020 Election with Avalere: How Do We Address Healthcare Disparities?
August 17, 2020 16:55 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBIn the first episode of the 2020 Election series, Avalere experts discuss the role of healthcare in the 2020 election, focusing on healthcare disparities and issues to watch at the Democratic National Convention.
Social Determinants of Health - The Role of the Manufacturer
August 13, 2020 17:41 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice series focused on the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Avalere experts discuss strategies for SDOH solutions and how to incorporate them in the manufacturer space.
Election 2020 and Healthcare: Setting the Stage
August 12, 2020 19:19 - 53 minutes - 18.3 MBAvalere’s 2020 Election series started with a webinar on August 11, with our experts covering the current state of play in the 2020 election and the role of healthcare between now and November. Prior to COVID-19, polling showed that healthcare was a top voter issue. The pandemic has further concentrated the focus on healthcare, highlighting systemic health, and social inequities, and underscoring coverage gaps in our current system. Join our experts to hear their perspectives on the variou...
2020 Mid-Year Vaccines Outlook
August 11, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode of Start Your Day with Avalere, our experts discuss the marketplace and outlook for vaccines.
Cutting Through the Noise: Market Evolution and Pathways to Access for COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics
July 27, 2020 15:09 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBOn July 22, 2020, Avalere experts discussed the marketplace for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, including key decision points for regulatory pathways, pricing, and distribution scenarios for optimal US and EX-US market access.
Understanding Social Determinants of Health
July 27, 2020 14:59 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBIn the first episode of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) series, Avalere experts set the stage for how stakeholders are defining SDOH and the impacts of SDOH on health outcomes, specifically when addressing social risks and needs.
Journal Club Review - Obstetric Quality Terminology by AAPI Subgroups and Equitable Patient Engagement
July 21, 2020 17:37 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBIn the first episode of Avalere's Journal Club Review, our experts discuss the findings, themes, and relevant application of a contemporary healthcare publication.
Get the Facts on COVID-19 - Healthcare Provider Exemptions and Waivers
June 25, 2020 16:53 - 13 minutes - 18 MBIn Part 2 of our COVID-19 provider impacts segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation will discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare provider performance specific to exemptions and waivers.
Get the Facts on COVID-19 - Impacts on Provider Performance-based Payment Incentives
June 25, 2020 13:52 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBIn Part 3 of the COVID-19 provider impacts segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation will discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on provider performance-based incentive programs.
Get the Facts on COVID-19 - Impacts on Healthcare Provider Performance
June 18, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBIn Part 1 of a three-part provider impacts segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation will discuss the provider impacts of COVID-19 on measures, specifically related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obstetrics and gynecology, and primary care disease management.
The Impact of Telehealth on the Future Care-Delivery Landscape
June 18, 2020 17:05 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBOn June 11, 2020, Avalere experts explored the future role of telehealth and how organizations can help shape and take advantage of its increased utilization.
Webinar: New Data Analytics Approaches for Novel Curative Therapies & APMs
June 14, 2020 20:38 - 57 minutes - 19.8 MBOn June 9, 2020, Avalere experts hosted a webinar to discuss new data analytics and health economics and outcomes research approaches for evaluating key value-based topics in healthcare, including novel curative therapy affordability and access, alternative payment models, and the increasingly important role of real-world evidence in healthcare decision-making. Tune in to hear the audio version of the webinar.
New Data Analytics Approaches for Novel Curative Therapies & APMs
June 14, 2020 20:38 - 57 minutes - 19.8 MBOn June 9, 2020, Avalere experts hosted a webinar to discuss new data analytics and health economics and outcomes research approaches for evaluating key value-based topics in healthcare, including novel curative therapy affordability and access, alternative payment models, and the increasingly important role of real-world evidence in healthcare decision-making. Tune in to hear the audio version of the webinar.
Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives - COVID-19 Business Impacts
June 11, 2020 15:21 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBIn the fourth episode of the Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives podcast series, Avalere is joined by Adam Hanauer, Associate Vice President at Humana Specialty Pharmacy, and Mark Sasala, Principal Business Analyst of Products at Creehan & Company, to discuss the outlook of specialty pharmacy with a focus on the environmental considerations and potential impacts of COVID-19.
Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives - Provider Outlook & Market Access
June 10, 2020 17:49 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MBIn the third episode of the Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives podcast series, Avalere is joined by Dr. Colin Edgerton to discuss the specialty pharmacy dynamics with a focus on the provider outlook.
Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives - Patient Outlook
June 09, 2020 19:56 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBIn the second episode of the Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives series, Avalere is joined by Marc Boutin, CEO of the National Health Council, discussing the specialty pharmacy dynamics with a focus on the patient perspective.
Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives - Specialty Pharmacy Outlook
June 08, 2020 21:37 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBIn the first episode of the Specialty Pharmacy Stakeholder Perspectives series, Avalere is joined by Joel Wright, CEO at AllianceRx and Ernie Shopes, SVP Products and Client Delivery at Creehan and Company, discussing the outlook for specialty pharmacy, including a focus on trends in the pipeline and overall landscape.
Start Your Day With Avalere - Translating Clinical Evidence to Value
June 02, 2020 12:30 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBAvalere is committed to the continuous effort for shaping how patients receive care in oncology, during and after COVID-19. In the third episode of our Start Your Day with Avalere podcast series, Avalere's market access and health economics and analytics experts will discuss how healthcare stakeholders are translating clinical evidence to determinations on value.
Start Your Day With Avalere - Understanding Payment for Durable Therapies
June 01, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBAvalere is committed to the continuous effort for shaping how patients receive care in oncology, during and after COVID-19. In the second episode of our Start Your Day with Avalere podcast series, Avalere's cell and gene therapy experts will discuss how healthcare stakeholders are considering value when paying for durable therapies.
Start Your Day With Avalere - Defining Value in Oncology
May 27, 2020 16:33 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBAvalere is committed to the continuous effort for shaping how patients receive care in oncology, during and after COVID-19. Timed with ASCO 2020, Avalere's market access and policy experts will discuss how healthcare stakeholders are defining value in oncology.