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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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Signup to Generate a PitchUnscripted 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.
The Payer Exchange is hosted by Verpora. The show has published 17 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "E14: USA - Ross Margulies" (23 September 2026, 48 minutes), "E13: USA - Matt Harman" (16 September 2026, 50 minutes), and "E12: USA - Drake Reiter" (9 September 2026, 45 minutes).
The Payer Exchange publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 17 episodes.
Booking probability for The Payer Exchange is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Payer Exchange requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Payer Exchange's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Payer Exchange are Insurance Agencies & Brokers and Health & Wellness Services. The Payer Exchange has a science audience.
Verpora hosts The Payer Exchange, a science podcast with 17 episodes published.
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Episode #14
In the final episode of Season 3, Omar Ali speaks with Ross Margulies of Manatt Health about the policy and legal changes reshaping US pharmaceutical pricing and their consequences far beyond the United States. They...
Episode #13
Continuing the US-focused series, Omar Ali speaks with Matt Harman, VP of Clinical Solutions at Employers Health, bringing an employer-sponsored health plan perspective to questions of affordability, access and benefit...
Episode #12
In Episode 12, Omar Ali speaks with Drake Reiter, Director of Pharmacy Operations at Priority Health, about how a regional US health plan is thinking about the next phase of pricing and contracting reform. They discuss...
Episode #11
Launching Series 3 of The Payer Exchange’s special US focus, Omar Ali speaks with Jill Hanson, VP of Regional Pharmacy at Centene Pharmacy Services, who brings a specialty pharmacy perspective to changes in drug...
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What happens when the world’s largest pharmaceutical market fundamentally changes the way it pays for medicines? As US policy evolves around Most Favoured Nation pricing, the Inflation Reduction Act, CMS drug price...
Episode #10
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...
Episode #8
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...
Episode #6
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...
Episode #7
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...
Episode #9
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...
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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...
Episode #5
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...
Episode #4
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...
Episode #3
In this episode, I’m joined by Professor Fabrizio Gianfrate, a voting member of AIFA—the Italian Medicines Agency—and a long-time figure in European health economics. We explore why Italy is viewed as a strong market...
Episode #2
In this episode, I speak with Detlev Parow, a former payer from one of Germany’s largest statutory health insurance funds. We unpack how German systems are managing access and affordability—sometimes in surprising ways...
Episode #1
In our first episode, I’m joined by Jean Claude Castanier, a former CEPS member and leading voice in France’s pricing and reimbursement landscape. We talk about the ongoing challenge of preserving net price across...
The Payer Exchange
What really shapes access decisions in healthcare? Beyond the policy documents and headlines—it’s the people. The payers making the calls. I’m Omar Ali , and The Payer Exchange is a podcast where I sit down with payers...
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Chief Pharmacist and Director of Medicines Optimisation, NHS Integrated Care System
Managing Partner, UK Financial Services, Felix Arabia
Manatt Health
Employers Health
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