What does “value” really mean in healthcare, and who gets to define it?

In this special roundtable episode of The Road to Care, SamaCare CEO Syam Palakurthy joins our host Kip Theno and three global leaders in pricing, market access, and health economics:

Amitabh Singh, PhD – Former Worldwide Head & VP of HEOR, Novartis Oncology

Indranil Bagchi, PhD – Global Head of Pricing & Market Access, GSK

Cristina Masseria, PhD – VP of Value & Access, AESARA; former Pfizer & GSK executive

Together, they explore how value assessment differs between the U.S. and Europe, why reference pricing is not the same as value-based pricing, and what today’s policy shifts could mean for innovation and patient access.

The panel also tackles a central challenge: how to align payers, providers, pharma, and policymakers around a shared goal — ensuring patients get the right treatment at the right time.

This episode offers a rare global perspective on access, pricing, and the structural shifts needed to make healthcare more holistic, prevention-oriented, and sustainable.

Together, we can make healthcare right.

Here are some of the outstanding organizations and technologies mentioned in this episode:

FDA

NICE

Medicare

Medicaid

AbbVie

Wyeth

Pfizer

Novartis

GSK

AESARA

This podcast was produced by JFACTOR for SamaCare. Learn more at www.jfactor.com.