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Matt Berman

Principal
Indianapolis, IN, US

Matt Berman is principal in the Indianapolis Health Practice and leads the team that provides Market Access Strategy and Agency of Record Services to life science companies. He joined the firm in 2009.

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Experience

Matt has more than 10 years of experience supporting life science companies in market access strategy. Project work includes the following general areas:

  • Launch strategy market - access focused
  • Access stakeholder engagement strategy
  • Market segmentation
  • Account director training
  • Access platform tactical development:
    • Evidence generation | PIE presentations | Payer value propositions | Budget impact tools | Design of novel training programs | Implementation guidance
  • Pull through program design and execution
    • Internal communication and process design | Field-oriented goal setting | Veeva-enabled dynamic pull through messaging | Omni-channel messaging
  • Patient journey mapping
  • Access landscape development
  • Specialty pharmacy strategy
  • Patient support and hub design
  • Pricing
  • Contracting

Presentations and publications

  • Berman, M. & Lain, S. "Diabetes burden on population groups: Research summary." July 2019.
  • Berman, M. Lain, S., & Metz, L. "Mitigating out-of-pocket costs for insulin users." May 2019.
  • Berman, M. & Jackson. A. "Mitigating out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs." March 2017.
  • Berman, M. "Pull-through capabilities: Communicating effectively with prescribers about cost and coverage." February 2014.
Publications

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Article

Beneficiary considerations for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan

18 November 2024 - by Matt Berman, Adam Feller, Chad Barker, Jacob Hahn
We explore the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan's benefits and challenges for beneficiaries, emphasizing the need for clear communication and education to enhance understanding and decision-making.
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FTC pharmacy benefit management transparency report: How might pharma evaluate transparency reform impacts to drug channel stakeholders?

04 September 2024 - by Chad Barker, Chris Page, Matt Berman
In the wake of the FTC’s recent transparency report on pharmacy benefit managers, we look at how reform might impact drug channel stakeholders.
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The Inflation Reduction Act passed, now what?

30 September 2022 - by AJ Ally, Matt Berman, Michelle (Klein) Robb, Kevin Pierce
Drug manufacturers should take the time now to understand how the Inflation Reduction Act will affect Medicare and carefully plan.
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Insulin legislative changes: Current proposals and road map

13 July 2022 - by Matt Berman, Kevin Pierce
We examine various Congressional proposals that would affect insulin, including potential impacts on stakeholders and downstream health equity implications.
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Potential policy changes that could upend prescription drug pricing

16 April 2022 - by AJ Ally, Matt Berman
We discuss three primary targets to reduce prescription drug costs in the U.S., with potentially substantial changes in pricing for Medicare Parts B and D.
Article

Diabetes burden on population groups: Research summary

22 July 2019 - by Matt Berman, Scott Lain
This report provides data on the burden of diabetes on various subsets of the U.S. population.
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Mitigating out-of-pocket costs for insulin users

30 May 2019 - by Matt Berman, Scott Lain, Luke Metz
This report identifies potential approaches that plan administrators could take in an effort to reduce out-of-pocket costs for insulin-taking members.
Article

Mitigating out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs

27 March 2017 - by Matt Berman, Elizabeth Anne Jackson
This analysis identifies tactics plan administrators could adopt that would reduce out-of-pocket costs for brand-name drugs.
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Pull-through capabilities: Communicating effectively with prescribers about cost and coverage

21 February 2014 - by Matt Berman
A five step process to help establish pull through capability and inform prescribing decisions.