The IRA Promised Lower Drug Prices. Why Did It Cut Follow-On Cancer Research?

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Harry Bowen, Economics Research Partner at Vital Transformation, about their newly published study on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and late-stage drug research, including additional uses of medicines after their fir…

Eric Lindquist: Why Did Pfizer License a Promising Cancer Drug to Celcuity?

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Eric Lindquist, biotech entrepreneur and former Chief Business and Commercial Officer at Celcuity, about the 2021 deal to license gedatolisib from Pfizer. Drawing on Lindquist’s experience with the transaction, they exp…

VT Discusses MFN and Price Controls

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Harry Bowen, Economic Research Partner at Vital Transformation, about Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) drug pricing and the lessons they draw from Europe's experience with price controls. They discuss how pricing rules, revenue…

Michael Penn: What The IRA Means For Oncology Innovation

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Michael Penn, US Head of Reimbursement and Public Policy at Sanofi, to discuss how pricing policy, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), small-molecule incentives, orphan drug provisions, and Most Favored Nation (MFN) propo…

MSD Early Bird Podcast: Changing Demographics and the Case for Renewed Investment in Health

Across Europe and around the world, demographic change is reshaping our societies. Longer life expectancy, aging populations, and evolving workforce dynamics are creating both new opportunities and growing pressure on healthcare systems, economies, and public policy. Against this backdrop, health …

Bill Smith: How 340B Became A Hospital Profit Center

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Bill Smith (Senior Fellow and Director, Life Sciences Initiative at The Pioneer Institute) to discuss how the 340B program has evolved from a safety net drug discount program into a major source of hospital revenue, what…

Steve Potts: Policy Headwinds Are Reshaping Biotech Financing

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Steve Potts, CEO of Breakthru Medicine, to discuss how biotech financing, drug pricing policy, scientific infrastructure, and public trust are reshaping oncology innovation and U.S. biopharma leadership. Key Topics: Bio…

Patrick Kelly & John Murphy: Generic Shortages and Supply Chain Risk

In this best-of edition of the Vital Health Podcast, we revisit two conversations Duane Schulthess has with experts on the future of generic medicines, drug shortages, and supply chain risk in the United States. Patrick Kelly: Chief Advocacy Officer, Healthcare Distribution Alliance John Murphy: Pr…

Christopher Locher: Why Vaccine Innovation Matters More Than Ever

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Christopher Locher, Chief Executive Officer at Versatope Therapeutics, about the current landscape for vaccine manufacturers and innovators. Their conversation covers vaccine platform development, financing challenges fo…

Melanie Whittington: Why Are Drugs So Expensive?

In this episode of the Vital Health Podcast, host Duane Schulthess speaks with Melanie Whittington, Managing Director and Head of the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Senior Fellow at the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Tufts Medical Center. They examine how health…