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ArticleJournal of managed care & specialty pharmacy2025

AMCP Market Insights: Impact of the evolving understanding of multiple sclerosis and emerging treatment approaches on managed care.

Bridget Flavin, Justin Bioc, Janna Evans, Rebecca Lich, Timothy O'Shea, Hiva Pourarsalan

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Article in Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Findings from the 2025 AMCP Foundation Symposium: Health Optimization 2.0.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Bridget FlavinConnected Content, Ltd., Boulder, CO.
Justin BiocDevoted Health, Boston, MA.
Janna EvansBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Houston.
Rebecca LichLockton, Denver, CO.
Timothy O'SheaHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Newark.
Hiva PourarsalanAetna, Los Angeles, CA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and is associated with significant clinical and economic burden. Advancements in the understanding of the underlying biology of MS have important implications for both diagnosis and treatment. To discuss the impact of continuing developments in MS on managed care, AMCP Market Insights virtually convened an expert panel of managed care stakeholders in December 2024. Key insights from the discussion related to supporting patient needs in MS, advancing understanding of MS, emerging treatments in MS, using real-world evidence in MS coverage decision-making, and addressing continued challenges in MS. Suggested payer best practices in MS also emerged from the discussion.

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Managed Care ProgramsMultiple SclerosisHumans

Identifiers

PMID40644322
PMCPMC12249916

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