Patient Voice Needed In Outcomes-Based Contracts, PhRMA Exec Says
Executive Summary
PhRMA President and CEO Stephen Ubl says patient preferences can be among metrics in outcomes-based arrangements between biopharma and payers; experimentation needed before US government gets involved in value-based pricing.
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