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Dr. Karen Van Nuys is a Research Assistant Professor and the Executive Director of the Value of Life Sciences Innovation Project at the USC Price School of Public Policy and in the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. Her recent research focuses on the social value of novel therapies for heart failure and hepatitis C, the flow of funds in the pharmaceutical distribution chain, and the impact of commercial practices such as copay coupons and copay clawbacks on the utilization and cost of prescription drugs. Her work has been published in leading journals in economics, medicine, finance, and health policy.

Dr. Van Nuys has held positions across both industry and academia, including as Principal and Priority Service Offering.