Novartis To Payers: Entresto Works Or You Get A Discount
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Performance-based reimbursement agreements with US payers, like the deals that Novartis AG recently struck with Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc. for the heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan), are rare, but Novartis US Head Christi Shaw said she's hopeful that the concept will catch on.
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