Very concisely, how are we going to show restraint on the price of some of these new gene therapies?

Very concisely, how are we going to show restraint on the price of some of these new gene therapies?

We support legislation in order to be able to do value based contracts in the case of gene therapy.

I have been concerned that we don't really know how we are going to price those.

If you have got an initial high price, no matter what your value-based purchasing arrangement is, it could still be something which society could not afford.

If you have got an initial high price, no matter what your value-based purchasing arrangement is, it could still be something which society could not afford.

Let's make a difference for the people whom we represent--for those patients in hospitals who I once treated who otherwise would not have access to care.

For the sake of those who are watching, a rebate wall is an anti-competitive tool which can be used to restrict a competitor's entry into a formulary.

without the profit incentive, you will not get the innovation.

Now, value-based purchasing could obviously play a role here.

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So is there a stepwise plan that you could send the two of us and we could look at it and we say, 'Oh, this is reasonable. They're addressing it.'

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So is there a stepwise plan that you could send the two of us and we could look at it and we say, 'Oh, this is reasonable. They're addressing it.'

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