Podcast 119: Improving Health Care Affordability Through PBM Optimization with Eric Levin

Episode Summary

On this episode of Health Care Rounds, John sits down with veteran entrepreneur Eric Levin, CEO of Scripta Insights. Eric speaks on the complexities of health care pricing and how Scripta brings true transparency to the PBM industry, emphasizing his goal to make pharmacy benefits more affordable. John and Eric also discuss the future of pharmaceutical pricing and the impact on consumer spending in health care.

Episode Notes

Eric Levin is CEO of Scripta Insights. Eric is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur who has created and managed products that have sold well in excess of $5 billion. He has been involved in more than 32 mergers and acquisitions and helped to grow several companies from startup through large-scale global success.

After beginning his career at a market-leading consumer electronics retailer, Eric joined Kevin O’Leary (of TV’s Shark Tank fame) in the consumer technology business as part of the executive management team responsible for growing The Learning Company from $60m to over $1.2 billion in sales in just six years, ultimately selling for $3.6 billion.

He has held several high-level roles at both large and small companies in both the consumer and the B2B space, including SVP, Mattel; Chief Marketing Officer, Frictionless Commerce; CEO & Co-President, Techno Source; and Division President and Corporate SVP, Li & Fung Ltd., and CEO of M5 Consulting, Inc.

John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research Group

John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade.

John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

About Darwin Research Group

Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

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