Jeremy Schafer, PharmD, MBA

Pharma Insights

The Evolution of Value Frameworks and What Is Next

08/19/2019

Value assessment in oncology is an emerging area of interest. Multiple value frameworks have been launched in the past 5 years to help stakeholders analyze the cost-effectiveness, or affordability, of oncology...

Value...

08/19/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Pharma Insights

Where Incentives Align (or Don’t) Among Health Care Stakeholders and How They Are Evolving

03/16/2020

Jeremy Schafer , PharmD, MBA;

Avi Mamidi , PharmD;

Larry Blandford , PharmD;

Elizabeth Oyekan , PharmD, FCSHP, CPHQ;

The goal of all health care stakeholders—payers, providers, and health systems—is to lower health care costs and improve patient health outcomes, yet the path to getting to this goal remains questionable, partially...

The...

03/16/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Pharma Insights

The Rising Use of Oncology Value Tools By Payers

08/02/2016

Kellie Rademacher , PharmD;

Jeremy Schafer , PharmD, MBA;

Janet Serluco , MS;

Attributing value in the rapidly expanding oncology space is a new challenge to payers looking to introduce a range of novel therapies where older drugs have long dominated. Rising costs across all levels of cancer...

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08/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Pharma Insights

Clarity Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening, Why Payers Need It Too

09/06/2016

Jeremy Schafer , PharmD, MBA;

Controversy over the lack of a survival benefit associated with early diagnosis of prostate cancer through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has led to uncertainty in the determination of PSA coverage and its...

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09/06/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Pharma Insights

The Role of Payers in Antibiotic Stewardship: Facilitating Transitions of Care for Patients With Active Infection

03/15/2017

Jeremy Schafer , PharmD, MBA;

All members of the health care community must play a role in antimicrobial stewardship. The payer role is to monitor appropriate antibiotic use, encourage low-cost options, and help to facilitate the transition of...

All...

03/15/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways