PwC's Next in Health
Co -hosted by Glenn Hunzinger, US Health Industries leader, and Jennifer Colapietro, Consulting Commercial Leader, the Next in Health podcast series offers insights on the most important issues facing pharma, medtech and healthcare. PwC business leaders discuss the latest trends and their impact on health industries, whether it’s policy, AI, innovation, care delivery, business model reinvention or bold moves for the future. If it’s happening in health industries, we’re talking about it.
PwC's Next in Health
Taking a closer look at the Most Favored Nation Pricing Executive Order
Tune in as Glenn Hunzinger, PwC’s Health Industries Leader, and Phil Scalfani, PwC’s Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Consulting Leader, discuss the Trump administration’s executive order on Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing and its far-reaching implications across the healthcare ecosystem. They break down what MFN pricing could mean for pharmaceutical companies, payers, PBMs, and the broader drug supply chain, and share perspectives on how organizations can navigate the uncertainty ahead.
Discussion Highlights:
- The MFN executive order is a bold attempt to lower U.S. drug prices by benchmarking them against the lowest prices paid in other high-income countries
- Pharma companies may be forced to rethink global pricing strategies, balancing U.S. price cuts with potential increases or market exits abroad
- A proposed shift to direct-to-consumer drug access could disrupt traditional roles for pharmacies, distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
- Companies are preparing for significant uncertainty by reassessing deals, modeling financial impacts, and closely monitoring upcoming rulemaking and potential legal developments
Speakers:
Glenn Hunzinger, Health Industries Leader, PwC
Philip Sclafani, Partner, Pharma & Life Sciences, PwC
Linked materials:
Most Favored Nation prescription drug pricing Executive Order
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