The Future of Healthcare with Dr. David Shulkin, former Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Part 2

About this episode

In this episode, Jonathan Kaskey discusses the future of healthcare and drug pricing with Dr. David Shulkin.

In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey sits down for a second time with Dr. David Shulkin, President of Shulkin Solutions, to challenge the pharmaceutical industry’s fundamental approach to drug pricing and argue that outcomes-based contracting is the path forward for sustainable profitability and patient access. Pharma Sessions provides general insights into the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry through conversations with its guests. The content shared in this podc...

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Host: Jonathan Kaskey

Guest: Dr. David Shulkin

Topics covered

• healthcare
• drug pricing
• outcomes-based contracting
• pharmaceutical industry
• patient access

Keywords

• healthcare
• drug pricing
• outcomes-based contracting
• pharmaceutical industry
• patient access

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shulkin Solutions, United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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