On this episode of The Road to Care, we’re joined by industry thought leader Dr. Scott Howell and special guest co-host, SamaCare CEO Syam Palakurthy. Scott is best known for leading innovations to improve coverage, reimbursement and affordability of medicines as well as services supporting patient access at GSK, Genentech, Jazz, and Novartis. Scott has been teaching, researching and writing about improving pricing and access of medicines for 15 years, primarily at the University of California – Berkeley, and is a thought leader on the topic of value-based pricing and access for medicines. Scott spent the first decade of his career in clinical medicine as a general internist.

Tune in to this episode to learn:

*Why the business model for pharmaceutical development no longer works

*How to reduce the cost of failure in drug R&D

*The impact of decentralizing drug development on pricing and patient access

And, be sure to check out Scott’s podcast, Prescription for Better Access: (https://open.spotify.com/show/659fsjTHJGdqHdfrmqDBkw).

Together, we can make healthcare right. Here are some of the outstanding organizations and associations championing patient health mentioned in this episode:

-National Academy of Medicine (https://nam.edu/)

-GSK (https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/)

-Genentech (https://www.gene.com/)

-Novartis (https://www.novartis.com/)

-Flagship Pioneering (https://www.flagshippioneering.com/)

-Merck (https://www.merck.com/)

-Synapse Sciences (https://www.synapsesciences.com)

For more information on SamaCare’s free prior authorization management platform for specialty practices, visit https://www.samacare.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=r2c

SamaCare is joined by Vive Collective (https://www.vivecollective.com/) partner and digital health investor Cheryl Cheng for a candid discussion on the opportunities – and challenges — for digital health companies in today’s venture climate. Tune in for valuable advice for startup founders and technologists, and an inside-look for practices into what goes into building healthcare technology.

You’ll learn:

How Cheryl’s experience working with The Clorox Company and Proctor & Gamble shaped her human-driven approach to healthcare innovation

The surprising factors working for – and against – health tech startups

AI’s impact on the future of healthcare

Whether you're a medical provider working with health technology partners, or an entrepreneur thinking of building your own health technology company, this episode has great behind-the-curtains insights into the process of building technology to solve healthcare problems.

Together, we can make healthcare right. Here are some of the outstanding

organizations and associations championing patient health mentioned in

this episode:

Kiddo Health (https://kiddo.health/)

The Clorox Company (https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/)

Procter & Gamble (https://us.pg.com/)

Gennev (https://www.gennev.com/)

For more information on SamaCare free prior authorization management platform for specialty practices, visit https://www.samacare.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=r2c.

SamaCare is joined by WeInfuse founders Reece Norris and Bryan Johnson to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of infusion care. From managing, to owning, to building software for infusion centers and infusion suites, Reece and Bryan share their experience helping infusion providers get patients from prescription to chair with minimal friction.

You’ll hear:

*Factors driving growth for one of the fastest growing healthcare sectors – Ambulatory Infusion Care (AICs)

*The consumerization of healthcare and how the infusion therapy space is responding

*Technology companies streamlining operations for infusion providers

*BONUS: the best barbecue restaurants in Texas (our host got hungry…)

Together, we can make healthcare right. Here are some of the outstanding

healthcare organizations and associations championing patient health mentioned in

this episode:

National Infusion Center Association (NICA) (https://infusioncenter.org/)

Paragon Infusion Centers (https://paragonhealthcare.com/infusion-centers/)

Kisunla™ (Eli Lilly) (https://www.lilly.com/news/media/media-kits/kisunla)

LEQEMBI® (Eisai Inc. and Biogen) (https://www.leqembi.com/)

American Medical Association (AMA) (https://www.ama-assn.org/)

Annexus Health (https://www.annexushealth.com/)

Tennr (https://www.tennr.com/)

McKesson (https://www.mckesson.com/)

Cardinal (https://www.cardinalhealth.com/)

Cencora (https://www.cencora.com/)

Curascript (https://www.evernorth.com/our-solutions/curascript-sd)

For more information on SamaCare free prior authorization management platform for specialty practices, visit https://bit.ly/3NsJ6Iu.

The Road to Care Podcast, sponsored by SamaCare, unites healthcare providers, healthcare administrators, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medtech investors, and policymakers in the quest to improve patient access to care. We discuss overcoming administrative hurdles to delivering optimal patient care, best practices in business development, clinical trends, emerging technologies and more. Tune in and join our quest to help patients get on critical specialty treatments, at the right time, without roadblocks.

SamaCare is joined by DENT CCO, Christine Mann, fresh off her multiple trips to DC educating healthcare policymakers on patient access issues. Tune in for a

candid discussion on the challenges and opportunities in delivering specialty care to

patients across rheumatology, neurology, ambulatory infusion centers and behavioral

health practices.

You’ll hear:

Christine’s take on what policymakers need to know (but are willing to learn) about the challenges and opportunities regarding the healthcare of their constituents

Recommendations to streamline administrative workflows, and how DENT became a pivotal “pilot center” of emerging health technologies and therapies

Exciting new specialty medications that will expand patient access to behavioral health treatments

Christine Mann is Chief Commercial Officer of DENT Neurologic Institute, Executive

Director of DENT Infusion Centers, Executive Director, Behavioral Health and

Interventional Medicine, Managing Director, NeuroNet GPO and Founding Member, Vice

President on the National Infusion Center Association (NICA) Board of Directors, and

Founding Member of National Organization of Rheumatology Managers (NORM).

Together, we can make healthcare right. Here are some of the outstanding

healthcare organizations and associations championing patient health mentioned in

this episode:

National Infusion Center Association (NICA)

DENT Neurologic Institute

National Organization of Rheumatology Managers (NORM)

NeuroNet and NeuroNet GPO

WeInfuse

Hart Health Strategies Inc.

The Alzheimer's Association

The Multiple Sclerosis Association (MSAA)

CareNet

Janssen

Cencora

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

For more information on SamaCare free prior authorization management platform for specialty practices, visit https://bit.ly/3NsJ6Iu.