Payer & Reimbursement Stakeholders
Insurance payers, reimbursement specialists, and coverage strategists working to make psychedelic therapy financially accessible.
All Organisations
Aetna
U.S. private payer with published medical policy and prior-authorization requirements for esketamine (Spravato) in treatment-resistant depression pathways.
Cigna Healthcare
U.S. private payer with published psychiatry coverage-position criteria and prior-authorization form requirements specific to Spravato.
FEP Blue (Federal Employee Program)
Nationwide federal-employee health benefits payer channel (Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP) with published pharmacy policy criteria for Spravato.
Federal Joint Committee (G-BA)
Germany’s highest joint self-governing HTA decision body for coverage and evidence appraisal, including esketamine/Spravato dossiers.
IHPI
IHPI (Ibogaine Healthcare Policy Institute) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building policy infrastructure for regulated ibogaine care in the United States. Its work focuses on decision-grade resources for healthcare leaders, including safety and delivery standards, regulatory pathways, reimbursement mechanics, payment/coding roadmaps, coverage criteria, and implementation planning. The organization was founded on 1 January 2026 and is incubated by Delphi.
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER)
U.S. value assessment organization that publishes comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness reports used by payers and policymakers, including assessments relevant to esketamine.
MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid Program)
Massachusetts Medicaid payer program with published prior-authorization resources and pharmacy updates that include Spravato-related coverage changes.
Nevada Medicaid (DHCFP)
Nevada's Medicaid authority publishing pharmacy and physician-administered drug policy materials used for access and prior-authorization decisions, including Spravato-related references in archived DUR and update documents.
Oregon Health Authority Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
State-level Oregon pharmacy and therapeutics decision body supporting evidence-driven formulary and utilization policy.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)
Australia’s HTA and reimbursement advisory body for PBS listing decisions, including esketamine (Spravato) assessment materials.
UnitedHealthcare
U.S. private payer with national provider-facing prior-authorization criteria for Spravato and medical policy criteria that include ketamine/esketamine use conditions.
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Pharmacy Benefits Management Services
U.S. Veterans Health Administration payer and formulary authority publishing criteria-for-use and national protocol documents for intranasal esketamine (Spravato).
pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA)
Canadian pan-jurisdictional payer negotiation body that coordinates joint drug price negotiations for public plans, including completed negotiations for Spravato (esketamine).