Health Matters | Pharma Edition: August 2025

FEATURED POST

Using Geographic Data to Improve Patient Support Strategies

Why do patients in urban, suburban, and rural communities respond so differently to the same treatment? PolicyMap’s latest analysis uncovers how geographic, economic, and social risk factors drive a 30–50% swing in adherence across congressional districts. See how place-based data helps pharmaceutical companies design smarter patient support programs that improve outcomes.

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POLICYMAP IN THE NEWS

Mapping the crisis: How data can help fix America’s growing pharmacy deserts

As major pharmacy chains like Walgreens continue to close hundreds of stores nationwide, pharmacy deserts are increasing across the US. These closures put medication access, affordability, and adherence at greater risk. Learn how geospatial data can help identify and address the most at-risk communities.

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Mapping the True Cost of Breakthrough Therapies

Breakthrough therapies like GLP-1 medications including Ozempic and Wegovy have reshaped how we approach chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity. Yet, their benefits remain out of reach for millions. Learn how localized data can uncover the hidden barriers to access and affordability.

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WEBINAR RECORDING
Webinar

The Role of Geography in Healthcare

PolicyMap’s latest MapChats webinar explores the transformative impact of spatial data and geospatial analysis in healthcare, from improving population health and system efficiency to driving innovation in life sciences and pharma. Gain insights from our expert panel included Ken Gross, VP of Real World Evidence at Royalty Pharma and Ariann Nassel, Director of Geospatial Data Visualization at the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy.

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ON THE BLOG
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Addressing Diversity in Clinical Research: Data for Alignment with New FDA Guidelines

The FDA will soon require BioPharma companies and Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) to meet new diversity requirements in clinical trials, ensuring studies are inclusive and representative of all populations. This policy update, coupled with increasing awareness of disparities in clinical research access, underscores the urgent need for a more equitable distribution of research opportunities. Learn how PolicyMap can support the move toward greater inclusivity.

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Updated Data

*New Data* Pharmacy location data from Data Axle has been updated to 2025. This update includes a new filter, “Store Status”, that can be used to identify pharmacies that closed between August 2024 and May 2025.

*New Data* displaying Medicare-Accepting Provider locations from CMS, including the ability to filter to provider specialty, has been added to PolicyMap.

*New & Exclusive Data* – Housing Gap Estimates from Moody’s Analytics, PolicyMap, and Reinvestment Fund have been added to PolicyMap. The Housing Gap Estimates use American Communities Survey data to estimate the level of units of housing, both owner and renter, a given census tract is short. Data is available for the most recent 5 year ACS period (2019-2023), and for census tracts within 350 of the largest cities in the United States.

*New Data* – Claritas PRIZM® Premier is now available on PolicyMap! This detailed segmentation dataset offers insight into consumer behavior and lifestyle patterns across 68 demographic groups.

The USDA Farmers’ Market point data has been updated to 2025. New filters for food access programs and special production methods.

Annual Flu data from the CDC has been updated to the 2024-2025 season.

Chronic Health Conditions data for Medicare Beneficiaries from CMS has been updated to 2023.

The CMS Opioid Claims data has been updated through 2023. Update is an entire data refresh for both Medicaid and Medicare.

We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website, X (formerly known as Twitter) and BlueSky.

In case you missed it

Published Research

Explore scholarly works from students and researchers using PolicyMap.

Documentation of individual-level social determinants of health among adults diagnosed with cancer in the United States
published in the National Library of Medicine

Routes of Inequality and Enclaves of Exclusion: Understanding Public Transit’s Role in Race and Class Segregation and Mobility Disparities in San Antonio, Texas published in Sage Journals

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