Support of RWE in the Price and Reimbursement Decision-Making Process for Rare Diseases in Spain

Author(s)

De La Paz Cañizares I1, Saborido C2, Fontanet M3, Calleja MÁ4, Martínez-Sesmero JM5, Sala Piñol F6, Asensio I7, Hernaez Colque M7, Ferrandez O7, Castillo C7
1Alira Health, Barcelona, B, Spain, 2Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, 3CatSalut, Barcelona, Spain, 4University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, 5: Pharmacy Department, Ciudad Real General University Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain, 6Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain, 7Alira Health, Barcelona, Spain

BACKGROUND: Real-world data (RWD) is a promising source of complementary evidence to accelerate drug access in rare diseases (RDs). However, real-world evidence (RWE) applicability in RDs' price and reimbursement (P&R) decision-making is still limited.

OBJECTIVES: Define how RWE can support the P&R decision-making process to accelerate drug access for RDs in Spain.

METHODS: A targeted literature review to examine RWE utilization in the P&R process for RDs drugs was conducted, followed by a focus group primary market research with Spanish payers to validate literature findings and address the identified gaps.

RESULTS: 14 studies and 127 reports (56 therapeutic positioning reports, 56 European Medicine Assessment Reports, and 15 regional evaluations) were reviewed. After discussion with payers, four main findings were gathered: 1) Currently, RWE has a minor impact on the P&R decision-making for RDs in Spain, limited to a supporting tool for outcome-based agreements. 2) RWE can play a key role in establishing innovative dynamic and value-based pricing strategies (currently under evaluation in Spain) and in re-evaluation processes and price reviews. 3) Key points to consider RWE in P&R decisions include an early dialogue with payers to co-create the most suitable study design that addresses payers’ uncertainties and to include RWE studies within the evidence generation plan. 4) Main challenges to overcome include a commitment from the public administration to set a framework for the use and applicability of RWE, commitment from pharmaceutical companies to publish generated evidence; transparency of the decision-making process; application of technologies to extract the RWD from primary sources; and data governance.

CONCLUSIONS: Beyond its current limited use, RWE can serve as a tool facilitating dynamic and value-based pricing agreements to accelerate the P&R process and thereby the access to new RD drugs to patients.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2023-11, ISPOR Europe 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark

Value in Health, Volume 26, Issue 11, S2 (December 2023)

Code

HPR144

Topic

Health Policy & Regulatory, Health Technology Assessment

Topic Subcategory

Decision & Deliberative Processes, Pricing Policy & Schemes, Reimbursement & Access Policy, Risk-sharing Approaches

Disease

Rare & Orphan Diseases

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