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FDA’s Real-World Data and Evidence Framework Is a Good Step Forward
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released its framework for evaluating the potential use of real-world evidence (RWE) to help support the approval of a new indication for a pre-approved…
Growing Questions About Frameworks Highlight Need for Guiding Practices for Value Assessment
For several years, NPC has kept a close eye on value assessment frameworks and engaging with developers on ways to improve their methodologies, involve patient organizations and use a broad range of…
Amplifying the Migraine Community Voice in ICER Value Assessment Process
In an interview with NPC, Lindsay Videnieks, director of the Headache and Migraine Policy Forum (HMPF), discusses the kind of effort it takes to become involved in the ICER value assessment process,…
Real-World Data in the Current Health Care Environment
In this guest blog post, Dr. Eberechukwu Onukwugha of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research explores the value of real-world data.
NPC at ISPOR 2018: Gathering and Curating Real-World Data
The use and importance of real-world evidence (RWE) in clinical decision-making has been frequently cited by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, so it’s not surprising…
A Precision Paradigm for Value Assessment: How Frameworks Can Account for Personalized Medicine to Inform Payers, Providers, Innovators and Patients
Personalized Medicine Coalition Senior Vice President of Science Policy Daryl Pritchard, PhD, explores personalized medicine and value assessment frameworks.
Considerations When Using ICER's Value Assessments
This week we read with great interest an article posted on the Health Affairs Blog that directly responded to National Pharmaceutical Council Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert Dubois’ Sept. 17…
Why the VA Should Proceed with Caution on ICER Collaboration
In a new blog published by Health Affairs, NPC Chief Science Officer and Executive Vice President Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD, expands on our initial thoughts on the collaboration between the Institute…
Will Value Assessment Frameworks Promote Health Value and Access for Veterans?
NPC expressed concerns about the partnership between the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Benefits Management Services office to…
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…
NPC @ AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting: What Do We Know about High-Deductible Health Plans?
NCP Health Policy Fellow Ilene L. Hollin, PhD, MPH, will moderate a panel, “What Do We Know about High-Deductible Health Plans and What Do We Need to Learn?” to discuss what we know – and don’t know …
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.