Toronto, February 18, 2020 – MORSE Consulting is pleased to expand and strengthen our service offering with the addition of Anita Carrie and Roy Cairns. Affordability of effective and innovative medications within the current Canadian public funding model is becoming very challenging for the healthcare system. Increasing budgetary constraints coupled with complex treatments requiring consideration of different sources and levels of evidence are an issue for all stakeholders. To help…
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): January 2020 Trends and Insights The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has issued the January 31, 2020 status of brand negotiations. Highlights since the last update include: ● 2 products completed CADTH review, for a total of 9 files under consideration; ● 4 products initiated pCPA negotiations, for a total of 34 active negotiations; ● 2 negotiations completed for a total of 297 completed negotiations; ●…
MORSE Consulting is pleased to release our Third Annual pCPA Year in Review infographic - 2019 Edition. This resource is aimed at helping market access stakeholders understand the top-line pCPA highlights from 2019. This infographic compares year-over-year metrics including: pCPA activity summary; average time to complete a negotiation; files adjudicated by the pCPA; and average negotiation duration by source. This infographic is an excerpt from the 2019 update of MORSE Consulting’s Canadian Reimbursement Trends…
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): December 2019 Trends and Insights The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has issued the December 31, 2019 status of brand negotiations. Highlights since the last update include: 3 products completed CADTH review, for a total of 10 files under consideration; 0 products initiated pCPA negotiations, for a total of 32 active negotiations; 1 negotiation completed for a total of 295 completed negotiations; 1 negotiation closed, for…
Happy Holidays from MORSE Consulting! As we enter the holiday season and the close of MORSE’s third year of operation, we wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Pharmaceutical Market Access community. We wish you a safe, peaceful, and enjoyable holiday season and the very best for 2020! —
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): November 2019 Trends and Insights The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has issued the November 30, 2019 status of brand negotiations. Highlights since the last update include: 6 products completed CADTH review, for a total of 9 files under consideration; 4 products initiated pCPA negotiations, for a total of 34 active negotiations; 12 negotiations completed for a total of 294 completed negotiations; No negotiations closed, for…
Summary of CADTH Drug Portfolio Information Session Date: Monday, November 25, 2019 Time: 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm On November 25, 2019, CADTH hosted two information sessions in Toronto, Ontario for their Medical Device and Drug Portfolios. These annual sessions are an opportunity for stakeholders to get the latest information about priority initiatives and process changes. The summary below is separated into the following sections: Welcome and Strategic Overview…
The 2019 Real-World Evidence and Outcomes-Based Agreements Working Group research and outputs executive summary report is now available. The mission of the Real-World Evidence and Outcomes-Based Agreements Working Group is to advance the opportunity for the use of outcomes-based agreements in Canada.
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): October 2019 Trends and Insights The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has issued the October 31, 2019 status of brand negotiations. Highlights since the last update include: 4 products completed CADTH review, for a total of 7 files under consideration; 2 products initiated pCPA negotiations, for a total of 42 active negotiations; 6 negotiations completed for a total of 282 completed negotiations; 2 negotiation closed, for…
Development of a framework for the generation and use of Real-World Evidence for cancer drug funding. The CanREValue Collaboration hosted a webinar on November 6, 2019 to introduce their preliminary framework and to outline the Stakeholder Feedback process. The slide deck that was presented, along with a recording can be accessed from the CanREValue website. The purpose of the CanReValue Collaboration is to develop a framework for Canadian provinces…
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): September 2019 Trends and Insights The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has issued the September 30, 2019 status of brand negotiations. Highlights since the last update include: 4 products completed CADTH review, for a total of 6 files under consideration; 8 products initiated pCPA negotiations, for a total of 48 active negotiations; 6 negotiations completed for a total of 276 completed negotiations; 1 negotiation closed, for…
Toronto, September 18, 2019 – MORSE Consulting is pleased to launch the Canadian Reimbursement Trends and Timelines report – a comprehensive, credible and relevant source of market access intelligence. The market access pathway in Canada is going through an unprecedented level of change and uncertainty. This 58-page PowerPoint report is aimed at not only helping market access professionals plan for future launches but can be a valuable education tool for…
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA): August 2019 Trends and Insights The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has issued the August 31, 2019 status of brand negotiations. Highlights since the last update include: 5 products completed CADTH review, for a total of 13 files under consideration; 8 products initiated pCPA negotiations, for a total of 47 active negotiations; 7 negotiations completed for a total of 270 completed negotiations; 1 negotiation closed, for…
Introduction MORSE Consulting is pleased to contribute its pCPA/public payer expertise with leading pricing and reimbursement experts and provide our respective views on how the new PMPRB regulations may impact the Canadian environment. These experts include: PMPRB: Joan McCormick, Principal Consultant - IQVIA HTA/Health Economics (HE): Sumeet Singh & Heather Cameron – Cornerstone Research Group Inc. Private Payers: Suzanne Lepage, Suzanne Lepage Consulting The purpose of this summary is two-fold:…
MORSE Consulting summary of CADTH update. On July 31, 2019 CADTH released its Pharmaceutical Reviews Update – Issue 9 and MORSE Consulting has prepared a brief summary of the important developments from this CADTH update. Consultations (Feedback to be provided by September 13, 2019) CADTH is inviting stakeholder comments and feedback on three proposals for the Pharmaceutical Review Programs. 1) Enhance the Transparency of CADTH’s Review Reports and Recommendations…