Marianne Hamilton Lopez

Company: Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University

Job title: Senior Research Director, Biomedical Innovation Core Faculty Member

Bio:

Dr. Marianne Hamilton Lopez is the Senior Research Director of Biomedical Innovation and core faculty at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy within Duke University. Based in Washington, DC she leads the strategic design and direction of the Institute’s Biomedical Innovation portfolio, with a focus on medical products manufacturing and regulation, real world evidence, digital health/AI, and payment, pricing, and coverage of drugs and medical devices.

Seminars:

Workshop A – Assessing the Impacts of and Planning for the New Administration 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Monitoring the impact of new HHS leaders for cell and gene therapy approvals What can you expect for IRA drug pricing provisions? How have pricing and reimbursement policies evolved thus far, and how are they likely to evolve in the coming years? What have been the immediate impacts on CGT pricing and reimbursement? Based on…Read more

day: Pre-Conference $ Workshop Day

Roundtable Discussion: Driving Policy Reforms and Multistakeholder Actions to Progress the Field 10:30 am

Roundtables include a larger focus on group discussion. A moderator will introduce the session topic to attendees with a presentation, before they split into groups to work through a series of topic areas. At the end, all groups report back on their discussions, and findings are collated. This roundtable will cover: Necessary steps for fair…Read more

day: Conference Day Two

Panel Discussion: Refining Drug Manufacturer-Payer Engagement Strategies 3:00 pm

Setting out a timeline through clinical development for touchpoints with payers Practical advice to develop meaningful relationships with both large, national; and small, regional payers Which areas of the CGT value demonstration story are often overlooked during payer interactions?Read more

day: Conference Day Two