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Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Costs in the U.S. NCSL Legislative Summit August 9, 2016 Chuck Shih, PhD MHS The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Costs in the U.S.NCSL Legislative Summit

August 9, 2016

Chuck Shih, PhD MHSThe Pew Charitable Trusts

Macro Trends in US Healthcare

• Intensifying need to demonstrate value.

• Rapid evolution of healthcare payment & delivery.

• Shifting balance of medical decision-making.

• Use of Real-World Evidence matures & expands.

• Early impact of ACA being assessed.

• Preparing for MACRA implementation.

Why are pharmaceuticals an issue?

• Rising prescription drug costs– Up 8.4% in 2015 ($310B)

• New drugs are a significant driver of spending growth– Projected to account for $91B in spending growth

between 2016 & 2020.

• Increasing spending on specialty drugs– 1% of all prescriptions but 36% of drug spending.

– Est. 50% of prescription drug spending by 2020.

Sources: IMS (2016), ESI (2016)

Are we getting better value? (not always)

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Benefit measured from RCT using OS

Benefit measured from RCT using PFS

Benefit measured from modeling study

The best fit line is: Price per year of life gained = $101,077 + $7,396 × Approval year.For purposes of display, we re-coded one value from $825,000 to $500,000.RCT: randomized controlled trial. OS: Overall survival. PFS: Progresion-free survival

Figure 2: Price per year of life gained versus approval date

Source: Howard, Bach, Berndt, Conti (2015)

A properly functioning market?The Example of MS Drugs

US vs. Other Countries

Americans are concerned…

Policy Ideas

• Allow HHS to negotiate drug prices

• Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model

– Value-based pricing

• Increasing Generic/Biosimilar Competition

– CREATES Act

• More Transparency

• Price Benchmarking

Questions?

Chuck Shih, PhD, MHSSenior OfficerThe Pew Charitable Trusts901 E St, NWWashington, DC 20004Phone: 202-540-6300Email: [email protected]

(Extra Slides for Reference)

Trends in Pharmaceutical Costs

Cost Drivers in Drug Spending