Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Hyperlipidemia — Impact on Insurance Premiums

Kevin A. Schulman, Suresh Balu, Shelby D. Reed

New England Journal of Medicine · 2015 · 28 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

Interview with Dr. Kevin Schulman on the recent approval of two PCSK9 inhibitors and what their prices could mean for insurance premiums. (09:12)Download The approval of PCSK9 inhibitors with broad indications sets the practice of cardiology on a collision course with specialty pharmaceutical pricing models that were previously reserved for drugs that benefited relatively limited patient populations.

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