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Unscripted conversations with the people shaping drug pricing, access, and reimbursement around the world.Hosted by Omar Ali, Head of Payers at Verpora, The Payer Exchange brings you honest, off-the-record discussions with payers working at the frontline of healthcare funding. Each episode features a one-to-one conversation with a payer from a different country—exploring local challenges, emerging trends, and contrasting approaches to some of the biggest questions in market access.From horizon scanning to contracting, rare disease to real-world evidence, we ask the same core questions—but get different answers every time.This isn’t a panel. It’s not a pitch. It’s a rare chance to hear what really drives decision-making—direct from those making the decisions.
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- Nov 28, 202535 min
E10: Saudi Arabia - Abdulrazag Al-Jazairi
In the final episode of the series, Omar speaks with Dr Abdulrazag Al-Jazairi, Advisor to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, about the rapidly evolving payer and HTA environment in Saudi Arabia. They discuss what it means to develop payer infrastructure from the ground up, the influence of international frameworks on domestic decision-making, and how value-based agreements are beginning to play a role in national pricing strategy. Key themes: HTA system development in Saudi ArabiaLocal adapta...
- Nov 27, 202530 min
E8: Canada - Don Husereau
In this episode, Omar speaks with Canadian health economist and policy advisor Don Husereau about Canada’s unique payer landscape. Don isn’t your typical policy analyst. He’s worked in HTA, advised governments, and written widely about the gaps, flaws, and hidden logic in pricing systems like Canada’s. They discuss the decentralised nature of decision-making, the gap between evidence generation and clinical practice, and the disconnect between how healthcare science is developed versus ...
- Nov 27, 202532 min
E9: Belgium - Lieven Annemans
Omar is joined by Professor Lieven Annemans, former chair of Belgium’s health economics advisory committee, to explore the complexities of European HTA policy. They talk about the role of Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA), the risk of over-assessment in policy design, and the challenge of maintaining local relevance within a harmonised EU framework. Lieven brings perspective on how the purpose of assessment is sometimes lost in the process of implementation. Key themes: Joint Clinical Assessmen...
- Nov 27, 202531 min
E7: Poland - Krzysztof Łanda
Omar speaks with Dr Krzysztof Łanda, former Deputy Minister of Health, health economist, and someone who’s helped shape the pricing and HTA landscape in Poland over the past two decades. They examine the influence of external pricing references, the practical realities of MFN implementation, and the state of HTA reform. The discussion also covers the potential role of JCA and how manufacturers can adapt to a system that combines political oversight with economic rigor. Key themes: External re...
- Nov 27, 202529 min
E6: UK - Yousaf Ahmad
In this opening episode, Omar Ali is joined by Dr Yousaf Ahmad, Chief Pharmacist and Director of Medicines Optimisation at a NHS Integrated Care System. They explore the practical trade-offs being made inside the NHS today: the pressure to find efficiency without losing sight of quality, the reality of navigating oncology value frameworks, and the challenge of ensuring that VBAs work for both payers and manufacturers. The conversation also touches on the UK’s evolving approach to MFN spillove...
- Nov 25, 20253 min
Series 2 Trailer
What happens when the world’s pricing pressures start reshaping national systems from the inside? In Season 2 of The Payer Exchange, we speak to former payers and policy leaders from five different countries—each responding to the same global trends in very different ways. From MFN spillover to combination oncology, from HTA reform to value-based agreements, we look at how systems are adapting, what’s working, and where the pressure is still building. Guests this season include: 🇬🇧 Yousaf ...
- Jul 8, 202523 min
E5: Spain - Jaime Espín
In this final episode of our first series, I speak with Jaime Espín—health economist, former adviser to the Spanish Ministry of Health, and one of the country’s most recognised payer voices. We explore the latest regulatory reforms reshaping access in Spain, a move toward greater transparency in payer decision-making, and the country’s experimentation with outcomes-based and staged payment models for innovative medicines. It’s a compelling look at a system in transition—and a fitting close to...
- Jul 8, 202522 min
E4: Netherlands - Hans Serverens
In this episode, I speak with Hans Severens, former Vice Chair of the Dutch Health Council and a key figure in health technology assessment at ZIN in the Netherlands. We dig into how the Netherlands is advancing value-based pricing frameworks, why severity of disease may outweigh rarity in reimbursement discussions, and the pressures of sustaining a publicly funded system in the face of high-cost therapies. Hans brings a considered and critical lens to how access decisions are made, and offer...
About The Payer Exchange
Unscripted conversations with the people shaping drug pricing, access, and reimbursement around the world.Hosted by Omar Ali, Head of Payers at Verpora, The Payer Exchange brings you honest, off-the-record discussions with payers working at the frontline of healthcare funding. Each episode features a one-to-one conversation with a payer from a different country—exploring local challenges, emerging trends, and contrasting approaches to some of the biggest questions in market access.From horizon scanning to contracting, rare disease to real-world evidence, we ask the same core questions—but get different answers every time.This isn’t a panel. It’s not a pitch. It’s a rare chance to hear what really drives decision-making—direct from those making the decisions.
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