Applying AI and RWE to Prevent Discontinuation Due to Medicare Coverage Gaps

See how OptimizeRx Patient Discovery Solution generated 46K+ incremental prescriptions by predicting when patient drug costs were about to increase.

CLIENT GOAL

A mature brand wanted to prevent therapy switching or non-adherence due to a known gap in Medicare coverage ‒ the “donut hole”.

  • 46K+ incremental prescriptions
  • 27% of HCPs enrolling a patient for the first time
  • 6:1 return on investment

THE CHALLENGE

  • Older patient population, many of which relied on Medicare for prescription coverage.
  • Coverage gap triggered at different times for different patients, based on overall medication spend.
  • Providers unaware when patients would hit the donut hole, so struggled to proactively flag financial support program.
  • Patient out-of-pocket costs increased significantly during the coverage gap, making generic alternatives more attractive.

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HOW WE DID IT

Applied artificial intelligence (AI) to real-world datasets to predict the exact point-in-time when patients were likely to exceed Medicare spending threshold and enter the “donut hole” coverage gap, then delivered brand-specific financial support information to their treating physician directly in the EHR.

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Predictive Algorithms

Proprietary AI model drew on multiple real-world datasets to identify patients just before they were about to enter the coverage gap where medication costs would increase.

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HCP Audience Expansion

Predictive model allowed brand to identify previously unknown physicians with patients at risk of therapy discontinuation, increasing audience size and messaging reach.

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Better Relevance and Actionability

Financial support programs introduced to HCPs only when it was relevant to their patients, increasing engagement and adding value to provider-patient interactions.

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Point-of-Care Integration

Program introduced directly in the EHR workflow, raising awareness of financial support when and where providers were making care and prescribing decisions.

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