We provide assistance to our clients at all stages of the price and reimbursement application process.
Generally, from the patients’ perspective, the market access of an outpatient medicinal product requires that a product is reimbursed through health insurance. Optimally, the new drug will be available to patients in need as quickly and extensively as possible and at a competitive price. The price and reimbursement application process plays an important role in this.
To do this, we provide assistance to our clients at all stages of the price and reimbursement application process. The service is tailored to meet our customer’s needs. We provide assistance to help you through the whole application process, from health economic evaluation and RWE studies to smaller consultation assistance at different stages of application processes.
For more information on the price and reimbursement process read our article Market access, pricing and reimbursement of medicines in Finland.
Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board – www.hila.fi
Kela – Reimbursement for medicine expenses
Johan Rehnberg started working as a Scientific Advisor at Medaffcon’s Swedish office in August 2024. He is a dynamic researcher who values opportunities to learn new things and develop his skills – opportunities that Medaffcon provides.
Medaffcon’s Market Access team welcomed a new leader in mid-November, as Simo Jääskeläinen returned to his familiar workplace after a six-year hiatus.
Sweden and Finland are leaders in developing and applying health technology and provide ideal environments for conducting Health Technology Assessments (HTA) for medical devices.
Market Access Lead
MSc (Health Sciences), BBA
+358 40 580 0567
simo.jaaskelainen@medaffcon.com
Simo started as the leader of Medaffcon’s Market Access team in November 2024. He is a returnee, as he has also previously worked at Medaffcon. Before returning to Medaffcon, Simo worked in a pharmaceutical company as the head of a Market Access team and has also gained Market Access experience in other pharmaceutical companies. He has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Simo holds a Master’s degree in Health Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Simo brings to Medaffcon a strong and versatile background in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in Market Access roles. His strengths include versatility, organizational skills, and the ability to see the bigger picture. In the field of Market Access, Simo does not consider himself an expert in any particular subfield but sees himself as a generalist. He is drawn to the challenges of the industry and the opportunity to find comprehensive solutions that meet the needs of clients.
Ongoing changes in the operating environment require pharmaceutical companies to adapt and adopt new ways of working. Simo believes that the role and importance of Market Access will become even more prominent in a situation where society’s willingness to pay and the needs of the pharmaceutical industry must be aligned in a way that benefits both parties.
Sales Lead
eMBA
+358 50 305 5963
tomi.vahevaara@medaffcon.com
Tomi Vahevaara started working at Medaffcon in January 2017 as a Sales Director. He has been working in the pharmaceutical industry for over 35 years. Therefore, he has gained wide-ranging experience in international expert and managerial positions within the innovative pharmaceutical industry. Before joining Medaffcon, Tomi worked for ten years as the Managing Director of Eli Lilly for Finland, the Baltic States, and Poland.
Tomi has solid and wide-ranging expertise in different positions in the pharmaceutical field and is well connected in the entire health industry network. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Mutual Insurance Company for Pharmaceutical Injury Indemnities and as a Board Member in the Finnish Co-operative for Pharmaceutical Injury Indemnities. Tomi is particularly interested in the significant economic and investment opportunities for Finland and those companies working in the Finnish health industry.