Former Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Specialty Pharmacy, CVS Health

As Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Specialty Pharmacy, CVS Health, Surya Singh was responsible for the company’s specialty pharmacy client strategy, analytics, clinical programs and innovation. He led a multifunctional team of clinicians and analysts, manages the company’s external partnerships in relevant areas, and participates in a variety of strategic initiatives.
Singh is licensed and board certified in internal medicine. He is a Hospitalist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Adjunct Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Treatment options for hemophilia continue to expand, which is good news for patients. Recently approved therapy options offer better outcomes but need careful management. More
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Care Management
Cancer therapy is evolving and new treatments are being developed at an almost breakneck pace. To help better manage care and costs for oncology, CVS Health has developed an... More
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Specialty
CVS Health’s three-tier specialty formulary design separates the increasingly more expensive specialty therapies into three distinct copay or coinsurance categories. Paired with... More
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Drug Pipeline
When the FDA approves a “supplemental indication” for a drug already on the market — permitting it to be used for new conditions or stages of a disease, or additional patient... More
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Drug Pipeline
Scientific developments are altering the pace and focus of specialty drug development, while regulatory changes are shortening approval times. This poses new challenges for payors... More
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Specialty
While the launch time is uncertain, potential PAH generics could give payors greater cost control opportunities for a complex, expensive condition requiring lifelong treatment. More
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Specialty
Gene therapies bring hope for patients with conditions with few or no treatments, but also other considerations including safety and cost. More
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