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NPC Submits Comments on Cures 2.0
The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) submitted comments in response to a public request for input on Cures 2.0, an “effort to modernize coverage and access to life-saving cures in the United…
NPC Research Featured in Two Panels on Patient-Reported Measures in Oncology
A white paper by the National Pharmaceutical Council and Discern Health, Improving Patient-reported Measures in Oncology, was highlighted during two recent panels discussing recommendations for…
Loud and Clear: Key Takeaways from a Webinar on “Amplifying the Patient Voice” in Quality Measurement
In a Feb. 28 webinar from NPC and Discern Health, a group of diverse speakers discussed policy solutions for improving patient-reported measures in oncology value-based programs, along with a white…
Integrating Data for Better Care Management
To accelerate the ability of care management programs to use data to combat rising health care costs, while ensuring patient access to innovative treatments that can improve outcomes, NPC sponsored…
Improving Patient-reported Measures in Oncology
This is a landscape analysis of available patient-reported measures and patient-reported performance measures in oncology and offers recommendations for filling gaps in measures and removing barriers…
Value-Based Agreements May Be More Prevalent Than Assumed
Research published in AJMC shows that value-based agreements (VBAs) between U.S. payers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers may be more prevalent than originally thought.
Value-Based Agreements May Be More Prevalent Than Assumed
As the US health care system continues to transition from volume to value, NPC/Duke-Margolis research shows that value-based agreements between payers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers may be more…
What's Been the Bang for the Buck? Cost-Effectiveness of Health Care Spending Across Selected Conditions in the US
This study was designed to assess whether increased medical intervention spending on prevalent chronic conditions has been a good investment over time.
NPC in Specialty Pharmacy Times: Health Care Economic Information and Its Impact on Value-Based Contracts
In his latest column in Specialty Pharmacy Times, NPC President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Leonard explains how expanding HCEI for sophisticated audiences like payers and population health…
Could expanding pre-deductible coverage help those with chronic conditions?
According to a new issue brief from VBID Health, providing pre-deductible coverage for medicines used to treat common chronic conditions could lower out-of-pocket costs and increase medication…
Regulatory Barriers Impair Alignment of Biopharmaceutical Price and Value
This white paper highlights the challenges biopharmaceutical manufacturers and payers face when developing value-based contracts.
NPC in Chain Drug Review: Pharmacy Outlook 2018
NPC President Dan Leonard explores value- and outcomes-based contracts, innovative benefit design, value assessment frameworks and more in his latest commentary for Chain Drug Review.
Opportunities and Challenges With Value-Based Contracting
In his commentary for the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, NPC President Dan Leonard explores the challenges and opportunities in implementing value-based contracts.
AMCP Partnership Forum on Value in Oncology Proceedings Published in JMCP
The Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy this week published the proceedings from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy partnership forum, “Driving Value and Outcomes in Oncology,” which…
Incorporating What Matters to Patients in Quality Measures: A Discussion With NPAF’s Dr. Balch
NPC spoke with Alan Balch, PhD, chief executive officer of the National Patient Advocate Foundation, to ask his thoughts about the impact of quality measures on patient care, particularly in the…
Improving Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care
This comprehensive white paper from the National Pharmaceutical Council and Discern Health identified gaps in accountable care quality measure sets for cancer, which can lead to missed opportunities…