MODELING ANNUAL PROJECTED REVENUE IMPACT OF THERAPY INTRODUCTION FOR PATIENTS WITH BRAF V600 METASTATIC MELANOMA FROM A HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVE
Author(s)
Cinfio FN1, Bly CA1, Perk S1, Smolen LJ2, Day MA1, Klein RW1
1Medical Decision Modeling, Indianpolis, IN, USA, 2Medical Decision Modeling Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA
OBJECTIVES: Economic modeling is an accepted tool for making formulary decisions by payers in the US. Hospital and institutional healthcare providers have expressed increased interest in using economic modeling in their decision making processes, particularly regarding potential reimbursement based on hospital-specific pricing. This study presents hospital perspective results from a revenue impact (RI) calculator component of an economic model. METHODS: An economic model was developed that investigated the RI (pharmaceutical acquisition costs minus projected reimbursement) of introducing National Comprehensive Cancer Network Category 1 recommended therapies for BRAF V600 mutated metastatic melanoma to a hospital formulary. Therapies investigated in the analysis included: dabrafenib+trametinib combination therapy, vemurafenib monotherapy, dabrafenib monotherapy, and trametinib monotherapy. The model calculated the annual pharmaceutical acquisition cost of each therapy based on recommended dosing, progression-free survival as a marker for duration of treatment, and drug pricing. Pricing data was retrieved from the Truven Health Analytics RED BOOK™ database. Acquisition costs in the model could be set to 340B, wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), or average wholesale price (AWP) values. The model used a default 30% discount compared to WAC to approximate 340B pricing. The projected reimbursement in the model uses WAC plus a modifiable 4.3% (based on the Medicare permitted reimbursement premium) for both Medicare and commercial payers. The perspective payer mix and respective reimbursement percentages can be modified by the model user. WAC was used in place of average sales price (ASP) due to the unavailability of hospital-specific ASP per therapy. RESULTS: Annual net reimbursement revenues per patient based on 340B acquisition costs were projected to be $53,270 for dabrafenib+trametinib combination, $27,043 for vemurafenib, $22,634 for dabrafenib, and $19,029 for trametinib. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of user-modifiable projected reimbursement revenue calculation is a valuable tool that expands the contribution of economic modeling to hospital formulary decision-making.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PCN39
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Budget Impact Analysis, Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Oncology