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NPC Evaluates ICER’s Revised Value Assessment Framework
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today released its revised value assessment framework, which included a number of changes reflected in NPC's extensive public comments, but NPC…
Why Value Framework Assessments Arrive at Different Conclusions: A Multiple Myeloma Case Study
Researchers conducted cross-framework comparisons of multiple myeloma assessments using four value assessment frameworks and examined the consistency of findings across three case studies.
Why Value Framework Assessments Arrive at Different Conclusions
New peer-reviewed research from the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) found inconsistencies in how four value frameworks assessed multiple myeloma treatments.
National Eczema Association Weighs In on Value Frameworks
NPC President Dan Leonard recently sat down for a conversation with Julie Block, President and CEO of the National Eczema Association, to discuss atopic dermatitis (AD) and value assessment…
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…
NPC Outlines Needed Improvements to ICER's Revised Value Assessment Framework
NPC submitted comments to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), offering constructive suggestions on ways to further improve its revised value assessment framework.
Workshop Looks “Under the Hood” of Value Assessment Frameworks
During the Feb. 27 interactive workshop, “Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Value Assessment Frameworks,” hosted by the National Pharmaceutical Council and PhRMA, health care…
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…
Concerns Around Budget Impact Thresholds: Not All Drugs Are The Same
A study published in Value in Health explores the potential impact of using budget thresholds as budget caps (e.g., cannot spend more than a set dollar amount) for individual drugs.
NPC President Dan Leonard Offers Perspectives on Health Reform
In a commentary recently published in The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, NPC President Dan Leonard offered 10 key considerations for stakeholders as they navigate health reform discussions.
Comparison of Value Framework Assessments for Multiple Myeloma
In this NPC-funded study conducted by the Lewin Group, four existing value assessment frameworks were compared head to head to understand how each framework would approach the same condition,…
NPC President Dan Leonard Speaks on Value Frameworks at BioNJ
As our health care system shifts from a focus on volume to value, a key question emerges: Who gets to define value? National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) President Dan Leonard and other health…
Assessing Value: Promise and Pitfalls Conference Summary Report
At NPC's conference, Assessing Value: Promise and Pitfalls, top experts in their fields united to discuss value assessment as it impacts payers, patients, providers and pharmaceutical innovators.
Comparison of Value Assessment Frameworks Using the National Pharmaceutical Council’s Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered Value Assessment
NPC worked with The Lewin Group to conduct an independent analysis of the extent to which five major value assessment frameworks address or align with NPC’s Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered…
Current Landscape: Value Assessment Frameworks
This paper builds on Neumann and Cohen's informative comparison of value assessment frameworks by carrying the assessment further and providing specific detailed observations. It delves deeper into…
Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered Value Assessment
In 2016, NP developed Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered Value Assessment that included 28 specific elements, which are broken out into six key aspects of value assessments: the assessment…
Private Sector Risk-Sharing Agreements in the US: Trends, Barriers and Prospects
A peer-reviewed study found that there are limited risk-sharing agreements (RSAs) between health care payers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States, but interest in the agreements…