Webinar: Closing Gaps in Care: Health Equity and the Inflation Reduction Act by InsideScientific

Closing Gaps in Care: Health Equity and the Inflation Reduction Act

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Health equity has become a central focus in U.S. healthcare policy, as disparities in access, affordability, and outcomes continue to affect vulnerable populations. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduces sweeping changes to drug pricing and Medicare negotiations—reforms designed to lower costs, but with implications that extend far beyond economics. These changes raise important questions: How will pricing reforms impact access for underserved communities? Will value-based frameworks help close gaps in care or create new barriers?

Join this webinar to explore how policy shifts under the IRA intersect with health equity, what challenges remain, and what strategies stakeholders are using to promote fairness in access and affordability.

Identifying Disparities with Real-World Data: Structured, Unstructured, and SDOH
Michael Munsell, PhD
Director
Real World Data HEOR
Norstella

How the IRA Could Influence R&D Pipelines and Investment
Haripriya Jain, MS, MBA
Executive Director
PPD Evidera Health Economics & Market Access
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Presenters

Michael Munsell, PhD

Director, Real World Data HEOR, Norstella

Michael Munsell, PhD, is the Director of Real World Data HEOR at Norstella, specializing in study design, statistical methods, and the dissemination of real world evidence. He holds a PhD from Brandeis University, with a focus in computational economics, and an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Michigan.

Haripriya Jain, MS, MBA

Executive Director, Health Economics and Market Access, Thermo Fisher

Priya Jain is a seasoned life sciences strategy consultant with over 18 years of biotech and pharmaceuticals experience, with specialization in the areas of market access and product commercialization. She is an Executive Director on Thermo Fisher PPD's Health Economics and Market Access Consulting team and is based in San Francisco, California.

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