
Interviews
Read our Avalere Health Essential Voice interviews. Twenty years ago, we set out to be the essential voice in improving healthcare. Our experts discuss the hot topics that you need to track.

RSV Prevention, Part IV: Immunocompromised Populations
Tune into the fourth episode in our video series focused on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss the evolving landscape of RSV preventive products and considerations for both pediatric and adult populations with chronic medical conditions.

RSV Prevention, Part III: Older Adult Vaccination
Tune into the third episode in our video series focused on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss the future of RSV among older adults.

RSV Prevention, Part II: Pediatric Vaccines and Maternal immunization
Tune into the second episode in our video series focused on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss RSV prevention products currently in development, specifically maternal immunizations and pediatric vaccines.

RSV Prevention, Part I: Pediatric Monoclonal Antibodies
Tune into the first episode in our video series focused on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss how innovative offerings in the pediatric RSV immunization market will fit within the continuum of care and how the RSV preventive market will grow in the upcoming years.

NCDs, Part III: Agency Mandates, Decisions, Coverage and Access
Tune into the third episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on Agency decisions define patient access. In this segment, our experts continue the conversation around national coverage determinations (NCDs) by considering how potential policy and market catalysts 3 to 5 years out may help stakeholders think through opportunities and risks at key decision points ranging from early in development to implications for Part D.
NCDs, Part I: Overview of NCDs, CED, and Potential Access Barriers
Tune into the first episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on how CMS and Medicare coverage decisions define patient access. In this segment, our Market Access experts discuss national coverage determinations (NCDs), specifically those with coverage with evidence development (CED), their impacts to patient access, and considerations for life sciences companies.
Exploring the Kidney Care Environment, Part III: Addressing Healthcare Disparities
Tune into the third episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast miniseries focused on the evolving kidney care landscape. In the final segment, our Market Access and Policy experts take a deeper dive into disparities in kidney care and discuss how various groups are looking to address these gaps.
Exploring the Kidney Care Environment, Part II: Policy and Payment Trends
Tune into the second episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast miniseries focused on the evolving kidney care landscape. In this segment, our Market Access and Policy experts take a deeper dive into several of the policy and payment trends in the kidney disease space.
Exploring the Kidney Care Environment: Key Players, Treatment, and Payment Systems
Tune into the first episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast miniseries focused on the evolving kidney care landscape. In this segment, our Market Access experts discuss the kidney disease patient population as well as treatment and payment systems this space.
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment, Part II
Tune into another episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, we welcome leaders from the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) to discuss how HIV state policies have changed in light of advancements in prevention and treatment, and the key to ending the HIV and viral hepatitis epidemics in the US.
World AIDS Day: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
Tune into another episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, we welcome Carl Schmid, Executive Director at the HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute, to discuss how HIV prevention and treatment policy influence broader health policy issues as we commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1.
Medicare Part D, Part V: What’s Next for CMMI?
Tune into the fifth and final episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice miniseries focused on Medicare Part D. In this segment, our experts discuss the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and its strategic direction for the coming year, particularly as it relates to the Part D program.
Medicare Part D, Part IV: Budget Neutrality and Congressional Scoring
Tune into the fourth episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice miniseries focused on Medicare Part D. In this segment, our experts discuss key elements of the legislative process, including pay-fors, budget neutrality, and congressional scoring.
Medicare Part D, Part III: Impact of Policy Changes on Market Access
Tune into the third episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice miniseries focused on Medicare Part D. In this segment, our experts discuss policy changes currently under consideration and how stakeholders can prepare for the potential market access impacts.
Medicare Part D, Part II: Understanding Plan Decision-Making
Tune into the second episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice miniseries focused on Medicare Part D. In this segment, our Policy and Market Access experts discuss how health plans make decisions, particularly formulary decisions, in Part D, and how specific markets influence those decisions.
Cell and Gene Therapy in Oncology, Part III
Tune into another episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on disease education. In this segment, the final in our series on cell and gene therapies, experts from our Market Access practice discuss the need for patient support in cell and gene therapies, and the role that manufacturers and other stakeholders can play in providing it.
Medicare Part D, Part I: Key Trends and Pressures
Tune into the first episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice miniseries focused on Medicare Part D. In this segment, our Policy and Market Access experts discuss Part D trends and pressures in the currently evolving drug pricing environment.
The Coverage Gap and Medicaid Expansion
In this segment, our experts discuss the forthcoming debate around the coverage gap in non-Medicaid expansion states, potential policy options, and the impact on key stakeholders.
Navigating Distribution and Third-Party Logistics, Part I
In this segment, our experts welcome leaders from Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Coherus BioSciences to discuss the selection process and key learnings and considerations for working with a third-party logistics (3PL) company.
Cell and Gene Therapy in Oncology, Part II
Tune into another episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on disease education. In this segment, the second in a series focused on cell and gene therapies, experts from our Policy and Market Access practices discuss value-based payment arrangements in cell and gene therapies, and the role they play in facilitating access to these therapies.