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The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) is a health policy research organization dedicated to the advancement of good evidence and science, and to fostering an environment in the United States that supports medical innovation.
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Are Value Assessment Frameworks Ready for Prime Time?
An analysis from NPC, published in Value in Health, examined efforts from three organizations actively conducting value assessments.
NPC in AJMC: Why We Need Multiple Measures of Cost-Effectiveness in the US
In an editorial for The American Journal of Managed Care, NPC Chief Science Officer and Executive Vice President Dr. Robert Dubois explores the pitfalls of assigning only one organization the…
NPC in Specialty Pharmacy Times: Creative Financing for Innovative, Curative Therapies
States are getting creative about how they can meet the health care needs of their citizens, especially when it comes to curative treatments for conditions with a high rate of prevalence. More…
Rethinking Our Approach to Value Assessment to Ensure the Patient Voice is Heard
According to a panel at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Summit 2018 and summarized this week in Value in Health, even though value assessment frameworks…
NPC Outlines Ways to Make ICER’s Value Assessment Framework More Patient-Centered
NPC submitted comments to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) on ways to improve its value assessment framework and ensure that patient concerns are better addressed in treatment…
NPC in Specialty Pharmacy Times: Why We Need to Consider the Proven Value of Drug Therapies
In his latest column for Specialty Pharmacy Times, National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Leonard explores recent research from the NPC and RTI Health…
NPC in Specialty Pharmacy Times: International Drug Pricing Index Model Could Restrict Innovation, Access
NPC President and CEO Dan Leonard says that CMS's proposal to tie American drug prices to an international pricing index undermines efforts to prioritize value and improve patient outcomes over…
Access to Care: Development of a Medication Access Framework for Quality Measurement
A new framework, developed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and supported by the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), identified seven main areas patients encounter while seeking access to…
NPC on Drug Pricing Analysis in Health Affairs Blog: The Limitations of Data
In response to a recent article published in Health Affairs, NPC Chief Science Officer Robert Dubois, MD, PhD, explores the potential inaccurate conclusions drawn from the study’s narrow analysis of…
What’s in a Number? It Matters in Health Policy Conversations
A study published in Value in Health by IQVIA and NPC takes a deeper dive on the data sources and methods behind a wide range of prescription medicine spending estimates cited by five different…
NPC in Chain Drug Review: Let’s Address Health System Improvements in 2019
In his latest column for Chain Drug Review, National Pharmaceutical Council President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Leonard looks deeper into 2019 and explores how we can take a more…
Study: Investment in Treatment for Select Conditions Pays Off
Is increased health spending on medical interventions a good investment? This study explored the question.
What Do Consumers Decide to Prioritize in Health Spending?
By Lisabeth Buelt, Research Manager, NPC
Personalized Medicine in a World of Value Frameworks
In a commentary published in the Journal of Clinical Pathways, NPC's Dr. Robert W. Dubois explores how to improve value frameworks’ approach to personalized medicine.