According to a new issue brief from VBID Health and supported by NPC, providing pre-deductible coverage for medicines used to treat common chronic conditions could lower out-of-pocket costs and increase medication adherence for patients.

In a Specialty Pharmacy Times column, NPC President Dan Leonard takes a closer look at a presidential panel's report on "Promoting Value, Affordability, and Innovation in Cancer Drug Treatment," which cited NPC's research on proposals including outcomes-based contracting, value assessment frameworks, and incentives to use high-value medicines and minimize out-of-pocket costs.

It’s NPC’s birthday! View our interactive timeline celebrating 65 years of NPC’s leadership in health policy research, from our earliest work on Medicaid to our most recent work on health care spending.