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Spending on Phased Clinical Development of Approved Drugs by the US National Institutes of Health Compared With Industry
New study examines the role of NIH and industry in bringing new treatments into clinical settings.
Innovation Matters: Changing Lives for Cystic Fibrosis Patients
In this video from NPC’s Innovation Matters series, cystic fibrosis patient advocate Katherine Fielding discusses how the invention of modulator therapies has changed her life and how more innovation…
Innovation Matters: Revolutionary Changes for Arthritis Patients
Anna Hyde, vice president of advocacy and access for the Arthritis Foundation, discusses how biopharmaceutical innovation has advanced the health of people living with arthritis.
Innovation Matters: The Evolution of Cancer Therapies
In this video from NPC’s Innovation Matters series, Dr. Peter Emtage describes the evolution of cancer therapies and the importance of ensuring patient access to these medicines.
Innovation Matters: The Unintended Consequences of Drug Pricing Regulation
In NPC’s Innovation Matters video series, hear from patient advocates, researchers, and other stakeholders about the potential unintended consequences for patient health if drug pricing policies harm…
Innovation Matters: Building a Healthier World
In NPC’s new Innovation Matters video series, patient advocates, researchers, and other stakeholders talk about the importance of biopharmaceutical innovation for patient health.
What Might Have Happened: The Impact of Interrupting Entry of Innovative Drugs on Disease Outcomes in the United States
A new NPC study shows how major drug innovations significantly improved patient health outcomes for six diseases with substantial mortality or morbidity.
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Can It Help Make Value Assessment More Patient Centered?
This white paper identifies good practices and key considerations for integrating the patient voice into patient-centered multi-criteria decision analysis.
Improving Patient-reported Measures in Oncology: A Call to Action
This study explores the current landscape of oncology patient-reported measures (PRMs), which are tools that capture patients’ voices related to their care experience and outcomes.
Are Value-based Arrangements the Answer We’ve Been Waiting for?
This NPC study explored the use of value-based arrangements as a mechanism for cost containment in the United States, noting the strengths and limitations of these tools.
Barriers and Solutions to the Inclusion of Broader Benefits in Biopharmaceutical Value Assessments
This study evaluated how institutional barriers prevent the inclusion of broader individual and societal benefits associated with new health care innovations from being considered when assessing the…
Current Landscape: Value Assessment Frameworks
This report analyzed seven existing U.S. value assessment frameworks, comparing and contrasting the strengths and limitations associated with each framework.
As Value Assessments Evolve, Are They Ready for Prime Time?
This peer-reviewed study examined the evolution of the value assessment landscape in the United States.
U.S. Care Pathways: Continued Focus on Oncology and Outstanding Challenges
A peer-reviewed study assessed changes in development, implementation, and evaluation of care pathways, and reviewed the latest evidence on integration of pathways with value-based care initiatives…
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…
Are Payers Ready to Address the Financial Challenges Associated with Gene Therapy?
NPC and the Analysis Group conducted market research to explore payer views of the potential roles that existing and new alternative payment approaches could play in managing the financial risk and…
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…
Value Assessment Frameworks: Are They Up To The Challenge?
In this article published on the Health Affairs Blog, NPC researchers Dr. Robert Dubois and Kimberly Westrich ask: Are value assessment frameworks ready to compare the health and economic impacts of…