The healthcare industry is grappling with rising drug prices. The expectation is, though, that the wave of biosimilars launching next year will make a dent in healthcare costs. Paige Minemyer interviews Alan Lotvin, M.D., president of CVS Health’s Caremark pharmacy benefit manager, about biosimilars’ potential. 

Also in the episode, Heather Landi talks to Jennifer Schneider, M.D., about how rural communities are facing a healthcare access crisis and what can be done about it. Schneider is the CEO of Homeward, a technology-enabled healthcare provider delivering care to rural America.

To learn more about topics in this episode:
CVS: Specialty drugs accounted for 52% of pharmacy spend in 2020
How CVS Caremark kept specialty drug trend to an industry low in 2021
Industry Voices—Leveraging biosimilars for lower specialty drug costs
Rural America is fertile ground for healthcare innovation, experimentation, tech leaders say
ViVE 2022: Former Livongo execs launch rural healthcare startup Homeward with $20M investment
Startup Homeward inks partnership with Rite Aid to provide primary care in rural communities
Launched just 5 months ago, Homeward clinches $50M, inks major Medicare Advantage partnership
GAO: Fewer providers in rural, underserved areas join advanced alternative payment models

Podnosis is produced by senior multimedia producer Teresa Carey with managing editor Querida Anderson and senior editors Heather Landi and Paige Minemyer. The sound engineer is Caleb Hodgson. The stories are by all our “Fierce” journalists. Like and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The healthcare industry is grappling with rising drug prices. The expectation is, though, that the wave of biosimilars launching next year will make a dent in healthcare costs. Paige Minemyer interviews Alan Lotvin, M.D., president of CVS Health’s Caremark pharmacy benefit manager, about biosimilars’ potential. 
Also in the episode, Heather Landi talks to Jennifer Schneider, M.D., about how rural communities are facing a healthcare access crisis and what can be done about it. Schneider is the CEO of Homeward, a technology-enabled healthcare provider delivering care to rural America.
To learn more about topics in this episode:
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/cvs-specialty-drugs-accounted-for-52-pharmacy-spend-2020">CVS: Specialty drugs accounted for 52% of pharmacy spend in 2020</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/how-cvs-caremark-kept-specialty-drug-trend-industry-low-2021">How CVS Caremark kept specialty drug trend to an industry low in 2021</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/industry-voices-leveraging-bioismilars-lower-specialty-drug-costs">Industry Voices—Leveraging biosimilars for lower specialty drug costs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/sanford-summit-rural-health-emphasizes-patient-centric-tech-experimentation">Rural America is fertile ground for healthcare innovation, experimentation, tech leaders say</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/vive-2022-former-livongo-exes-launch-rural-healthcare-startup-homeward-20m-investment">ViVE 2022: Former Livongo execs launch rural healthcare startup Homeward with $20M investment</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/retail/startup-homeward-inks-partnership-rite-aid-provide-primary-care-rural-communities">Startup Homeward inks partnership with Rite Aid to provide primary care in rural communities</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/after-launching-five-months-ago-homeward-clinches-50m-inks-major-medicare-advantage">Launched just 5 months ago, Homeward clinches $50M, inks major Medicare Advantage partnership</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/gao-fewer-providers-rural-underserved-areas-join-advance-alternative-payment-models">GAO: Fewer providers in rural, underserved areas join advanced alternative payment models</a></li>
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Podnosis is produced by senior multimedia producer Teresa Carey with managing editor Querida Anderson and senior editors Heather Landi and Paige Minemyer. The sound engineer is Caleb Hodgson. The stories are by all our “Fierce” journalists. Like and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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