Mar 30, 2023
This is Part 1 of a two-part reflection on why host Stacey Richter started Relentless Health Value and what she’s hoping the show accomplishes. Rather than a guest interview, Stacey turns the mic toward her own listeners — the self-described “Relentless Health Value Tribe” — explaining who they are, why she...
EP398: Why Is the Commercial Payer Marketplace in California Completely Boring? With Jacob Asher, MD
Mar 23, 2023
Why Is the Commercial Payer Marketplace in California Completely Boring? With Jacob Asher, MD (EP398)
Six Reasons the Same Carriers Keep the Same Market Share Year After Year. Episode 398.
Stacey Richter talks with Jacob Asher, MD, a former health plan chief medical officer for Anthem, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare, about...
Mar 16, 2023
The Minefield That Is a PBM Contract and Also Some Advice for EBCs Who Are Taking Money Under the Table, With Paul Holmes (EP397)
Signing a Standard PBM Contract Could Be Costing Your Company 30% to 40% Above Market. Episode 397.
Stacey Richter talks with Paul Holmes, JD, an ERISA attorney specializing in PBM contracts,...
Mar 9, 2023
How to Answer This Question: Will Humira® Biosimilars Reduce Drug Spend? With Anna Hyde (EP396)
Biosimilar Competition Alone Won’t Lower Prices—Uptake Is What Actually Moves the Needle. Episode 396.
Stacey Richter talks with Anna Hyde, VP of advocacy and access at the Arthritis Foundation, about why the arrival of...
Mar 2, 2023
Game Theory Gone Wild: Co-pay Cards, Co-pay Accumulators, and Co-pay Maximizers, With Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, President and CEO of AscellaHealth (Encore! EP293)
In this Encore, Stacey Richter revisits her conversation with Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, president and CEO of AscellaHealth, about the escalating game-theory...