As Plato said millennia ago, necessity is the mother of invention. We simply could not find an integrated, single source with the detailed coverage and access information and data we needed to rapidly respond to our partners‚ business challenges. So, we created one.

• We built an expanding library of source objects across all commercial and government health insurance products and offerings in all market segments and programs, from all payer types.
• We developed a cataloging system and methods tying them to the associated number of covered lives at the national and state level.
• We established an attribute creation and extraction engine necessary to develop the detailed coverage and access data points and insights our public and private partners required.
• We created a refined, centralized information repository with actionable insights and intel developed and ready to use
• We built a user-friendly platform to access the continually growing data sets and visualizations of key insights our partners need to inform critical strategic decisions.

Partially.
There is a wide array of public data sources and organizations from which some of the data in AXIACI is available. To date, we have not found a single, integrated resource ready to be leveraged for information and insights from either a top-down or bottom-up actual patient, provider, and other stakeholders’ experience.
AXIACI was created because in our consulting work, we needed to look across commercial and government market segments and subsegments, find the answers to detailed coverage and access questions and tie together covered lives, states, carriers and employers to determine prevalence at the state and national level. We tried to find an existing source.
There are many data sets and information repositories, but they suffer in the same way our entire system suffers, as they are fragmented with multi-year lag times and the underlying sources they draw from are generally in response to a specific regulatory or transactional purpose for single/multiple stakeholders. The underlying data and information are gathered in a variety of ways -- self-reported, survey, operational transactions. There are limited ways to connect disparate data sets. Equally important, there is no integrated library of underlying source objects that can be easily accessed. Product developers, service providers, researchers, and policy makers have been working around these gaps to inform critical decisions for decades.
AXIACI is unique because it is a centralized and integrated resource through which public and private decision makers, analysts and researchers can access new, ready to use data, information, insights and intel on coverage and access to health care services prescription drugs beyond what is currently available from traditional and transactional data sources‚ and through which they can commission extractions for specific services and drugs.

No. There are many established sources that provide data and information on "what has happened."‚ through transactional and sales data. AXIACI focuses on access and coverage constructs and provides information, insights, and intel to establish possible market shifts, potential opportunities, or other "what can happen" scenarios and/or to help identify the factors that might explain "why and how" something happened.

No.
We do not rely on survey data.
We do not do surveys.

No. We source data and information that are in public domain and are both unstructured and structured.

Depends. Based on your purpose and needs, you can determine whether this new data is best used to augment or replace existing data. In many situations leveraging both existing transactional data and the new data in AXIACI can significantly enhance strategic decision making across multiple functions

Generally, yes, depending on the level of integration.
There are industry-specific identifiers that are normally used across solution modules of AXIACI that you can leverage.

LEVERAGE cross-sector experts with proven private and public experience across health care industries, regulatory agencies, and payor organizations developed the rules, methods, extraction and interactive engine.

No. It is available at both national and state level.

AXIACI market segments include:

• Commercial:
• Fully Insured - Health Insurer Carrier Individual and Small Group (On/Off Exchange), and Large Group
• Non-Federal Government Employer Sponsored Insurance (ESI) (State Government, Local/Municipal, School/District)
• Federal Government ESI
• Union/Taft-Hartley
• Non-Government ESI
• Government:
• Medicare and Medicare Advantage
• Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care
• Tricare

AXIACI uses actual plan source information to extract data and develop insights. Coverage and access information is not derived from transactional data.

Milliman provides varied services, expertise, information and derived insights based on proprietary, industry transactional and underwriting data on “what has happened”;
AXIACI’s focus is on providing information, insights and intel on affordability indicators and what access and coverage is currently available and what conditions or restrictions exist to identify opportunities -- “what can happen and why” in each market segment, geography, opportunity, access and coverage, affordability. Different focus areas.

NORC‚s work is focused on understanding markets in context of attitudes, opinions and behaviors across US and Global markets through surveys and opinion research with associated methods; AXIACI is focused on extracting information from actual source objects to map out and understand markets, payors, relationships, coverage & access across product and services by therapeutic area.

The data is internally updated year round based on the cycle of each market segment. Release schedules call for updates on average of every 2-3 months.

Yes. By State/Geography and Market Sub-Segments. Leverage the Market Maven Solution in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes, you can. Leverage the iScope ECG Solution in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes. Leverage the nCASA I³ Solution in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes. Leverage the Market Maven, iScope ECG and nCASA I³ Solutions in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes. Leverage the Payer/PBM/Specialty module or Sourcing & Networks elements of the nCASA I³ Solution in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes. Leverage the Benefit Design elements of the nCASA I³ Solution in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes. Leverage the Coverage elements of the nCASA I³ Solution in AXIACI Terminal.

Yes. Leverage the Benefit Design and Coverage modules in AXIACI Terminal.

AXIACI offers detailed data on coverage, reimbursement policies, and plan-specific benefits that can help market access teams understand payer priorities, assess coverage gaps, and identify opportunities for market expansion. It’s a vital tool for assessing market potential and aligning strategies with payer requirements.

Yes. By providing detailed insights into reimbursement policies, plan benefits, and regional variations, AXIACI helps pricing teams understand payer dynamics, market pricing benchmarks, and reimbursement thresholds across different regions and payer types.

Yes, AXIACI provides detailed insights into coverage variations, formulary positioning, and payer preferences. It helps teams pinpoint areas where patient access is limited and formulate strategies to overcome these challenges.

Yes, AXIACI supports drug launch teams by providing data on payer coverage, formulary positioning, and access barriers. This helps identify the most promising markets for launch and tailor strategies based on coverage and reimbursement opportunities.

AXIACI analyzes coverage and access data across different payers and market segments to identify shifts in plan offerings, benefit designs, and reimbursement strategies. These insights help organizations stay ahead of emerging trends and anticipate changes in the market.

Yes. AXIACI provides detailed data on regional variations in plan benefits, coverage, and reimbursement policies. This allows organizations to understand the nuances of each market and tailor their strategies accordingly.