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Anna Kaltenboeck, MA

Program Director and Senior Health Economist, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Anna focuses on the development and application of value-based pricing methods, as well as policies that foster rational and sustainable drug pricing.

Prior to joining MSKCC, Anna spent 10 years consulting on health economics and outcomes research, as well as pricing and market access for pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. An alumna of both Analysis Group and IMS Consulting Group, the scope of her work spans the US, EU5, and emerging economies. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific and policy journals.

Anna holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Tufts University.

Disclosures:

Speaking : (2018) AstraZeneca

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Academic Literature

Pharmaceutical Products and Their Value

Steep increases in prices and spending on prescription drugs in the United States have triggered public outrage and questions about their value.

Value in Health 03/29/2020

Comparing Factors that Influence Pharmaceutical Pricing and Access in the…

Drug prices in the United States are some of the highest in the world, which has triggered several policy proposals aimed at adopting pricing strategies used by other countries.

Drug Pricing Lab 12/20/2021

Production Plus Profit Pricing (P-quad) FAQ

Academic Literature

Pharmaceutical Products and Their Value: Lessons Learned and the Path…

Value-based pricing has emerged as an alternative to prices determined by what the market will bear. But which agreements are truly "value-based"?

Value in Health 03/29/2021

Academic Literature

Priceless Knowledge: Attitudes and Awareness Around Drug Pricing Among US…

Medical students' education covers topics spanning health, disease, and treatment, but what about drug pricing and their role as prescribers?

Medical Science Educator 01/13/2021

Podcasts & Recordings

The Conflict Between QALYs and Well-Funded Patient Advocacy Groups

The goal of a QALY is to figure out how much any given drug is worth to a society so that we, as a society, have a benchmark to evaluate the price of pharmaceutical products.

Relentless Health Value 12/10/2020

Academic Literature

Who Is Sowing Seeds of Confusion About The QALY?

Industry sponsorship of patient advocacy groups opposing the QALY threatens to undermine not just the QALY but also an objective analysis of policy decisions.

Health Affairs 07/24/2020

Blueprints for Indication-Specific Pricing

Several approaches that rewire existing reimbursement conventions as alternatives to facilitate ISP are proposed.

Drug Pricing Lab 05/19/2020

Fact Check: Time to Market for New Drugs in U.S.…

Drug prices in the U.S. are highest among developed countries, effectively setting the upper bound for reference prices elsewhere.

Drug Pricing Lab 10/11/2019

Mortgaging New Treatments Kicks the Can on High Drug Prices

The launch price for one-time gene therapy Zolgensma presents various implications.

Morning Consult 07/09/2019

Academic Literature

Value-Based Pricing for Drugs: Theme and Variations

A taxonomy of the features that make a payment model truly value-based.

JAMA Viewpoint 05/02/2018

A $475,000 price tag for a new cancer drug: crazy…

Drug Pricing Lab op-ed in STAT News discusses indication-specific pricing of Kymriah.

STAT News 08/31/2017

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