Avalere Health welcomes Mike Ciarametaro as a principal to its Policy practice. His expertise will help clients to understand the changing value-based healthcare environment and translate that understanding into business and advocacy strategies.

“We’re excited to have Mike join our team. With his 20+ years of experience and knowledge from across the healthcare ecosystem, he’ll be a critical asset to our clients,” said Miryam Frieder, Practice Director. “His expertise in health policy research, specifically in value-based healthcare and drug pricing, will contribute to our capabilities at a time when policymakers are increasingly focused on value and evidence.”

About Mike Ciarametaro

Mike Ciarametaro joins Avalere as a principal in Health Policy. He brings extensive experience in health technology assessment, value-based pricing, government drug price regulation, and payment reform.  Before joining Avalere, Ciarametaro served as vice president of research at the National Pharmaceutical Council, where he developed and managed a strategic research portfolio focused on the value of innovation as well as tradeoffs between payment reform and innovation, and drug market access challenges and solutions. Before that, he held positions at WellPoint NextRx and Evidera, where he led financial analysis supporting the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee and developed price and market access strategies for drugs and devices.

“As the US healthcare ecosystem continues shifting toward value, understanding this changing dynamic is critical for developing successful commercial, policy, and evidence generation strategies,” said Lance Grady, Practice Director of Avalere’s Market Access practice. “Mike’s expertise in value strategy and his understanding of pharmaceutical pricing strengthens our team as our clients prepare for a changing market.”

“I’m excited to join Avalere’s Policy practice, and I look forward to working with clients on value policy, value assessment, drug pricing, and payment reform strategies,” Mike said.

Ciarametaro earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from George Mason University.