Don Tracy, Associate Editor

Doug Long, VP, industry relations, IQVIA, discusses how soaring demand for GLP-1 therapies is driving reimbursement challenges, shifting distribution models, and expanding the drugs’ potential into new therapeutic areas.

Will Pih, co-founder, Two Labs, explains how ongoing regulatory uncertainty is slowing clinical trial activity and hiring across the industry, prompting greater reliance on specialty pharmacy services and outsourced support.

Blake Powers, CEO, medigi, explains how digital tools, AI, and automation are streamlining access to biosimilars and cell and gene therapies, signaling a shift toward more tech-enabled, patient-centric care.

Fran Gregory, VP, emerging therapies, Cardinal Health, emphasizes the need for long-term outcomes tracking and robust health economic modeling to demonstrate the sustained value of advanced therapies and support future payment strategies.

Chip Parkinson, CEO, GiftHealth, explains how AI-powered data integration is bringing new hope to patients by revealing hidden access barriers, streamlining treatment pathways, and challenging outdated utilization management practices.

Tiara Green, president, Accessia Health, explains how empowering trusted local leaders and involving communities early are key to closing persistent gaps in preventive care and healthcare access.

The Zensights Federated Healthcare Advisory Panel explores how shifting global dynamics are reshaping access and strategic planning across the healthcare system.

Will Pih, co-founder, Two Labs, explains how specialty pharmacies and manufacturers are adapting to financial pressures in rare disease care through patient-centric services, hub innovation, and hybrid technology models.

Fran Gregory, VP, emerging therapies, Cardinal Health, discusses the evolving cell and gene therapy landscape, highlighting pipeline growth, cost challenges, and emerging therapeutic areas beyond oncology and hematology.

Doug Long, VP, industry relations, IQVIA, examines shifting pharmaceutical trends, including specialty growth, biosimilar gaps, reimbursement pressure from GLP-1s, and persistent access challenges.

Chip Parkinson, CEO, GiftHealth, explains how AI, real-time data, and closer payer collaboration are driving the next phase of growth and efficiency in specialty pharmacy.

Tiara Green, president, Accessia Health, highlights key themes from the upcoming discussion on how health equity, literacy, and social determinants are reshaping patient care—especially for those with chronic and rare conditions.

Blake Powers, CEO, Medigi, discusses how face-to-face collaboration and streamlined commercialization strategies are helping life sciences companies deliver therapies more efficiently to patients.

Claire Riches highlights inefficiencies in the current drug approval process, while outlining the role of payers and insurers in shifting toward data-driven approval framework.

The interchangeability designation for Yuflyma, a biosimilar to Humira, may help to improve patient access and reduce costs.