ABOUT
Experience. Insight. Proven Results.
Market Access Strategy brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in market access, reimbursement, and commercialization across a wide range of healthcare technologies.
THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE
LANDMARK MARKET ACCESS ACHIEVEMENTS
TCET Coverage Pathway Acceptance
Supported a client’s acceptance into Medicare’s Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies pathway, accelerating the path toward a positive national coverage determination.
Intracranial Stenting
Helped reverse a Medicare noncoverage policy, preserving a critical clinical study and avoiding substantial costs.
RAPID Pathway Pilot
(Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device)
Advising a client selected for a pilot of the RAPID coverage pathway, which is intended to support more timely coverage and evidence development.
S-ICD® Premium Pricing in Japan
Developed and executed a strategy that secured a pricing premium for S-ICD in Japan in 2016.
WATCHMAN™, S-ICD®, and Alair™
Helped obtain national Medicare coverage and payment arrangements that supported broader adoption and substantial commercial value.
Parashar B. Patel
Founder & CEO
Parashar B. Patel founded Market Access Strategy, LLC, bringing more than 30 years of experience in market access, reimbursement, health policy, and medical technology commercialization.
His experience spans Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Boston Scientific, McDermott+, and ViewRay. He combines strategic insight with hands-on execution to help healthcare innovators navigate complex coverage and payment challenges, accelerate adoption, and achieve commercial success.