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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.
Six Ways ICER Changes Benefit the Payer, Not the Patient
NPC Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD, examines what more is needed to balance stakeholder needs and ensure that patients are an integral part of the value…
Latest ICER Report Relies on Incomplete Evidence, Inadequate Analyses
It’s troubling to see a new report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) that used incomplete evidence and inadequate analyses.
More Than Just One Number: Assessing The Value of Innovative Treatments
In a commentary for Specialty Pharmacy Times, National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) President and CEO Dan Leonard takes a closer look at what changes are needed to ensure that value assessments can…
NPC Weighs in on ICER’s Approaches to Valuing Cures
Within the last few years, we’ve seen the development of treatments to cure specific types of blindness, cancers and hepatitis C. In coming years, we’re anticipating the Food and Drug Administration…
Three Themes You’ll Take Away From “Health Spending: Moving From Theory to Action”
Health spending is increasing in the United States, but what steps are being taken to address this challenge? Join Health Affairs and the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) on September 11 for an…
Best Ideas Aren’t Always (or Often) From Washington
In his latest commentary for Chain Drug Review, National Pharmaceutical Council President and CEO Dan Leonard explores the health care concerns and ideas for improvement discussed at recent regional…
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.
Value Assessments: Incorporating Patient Benefits and Perspectives in ICER Reviews of Allergy and Asthma Treatments
Tonya Winders, CEO and President, Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN), discusses her involvement in the peanut allergy value assessment process and shares her experiences in working with her members…
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…
NAMI Highlights Concerns With ICER's Review of TRD
Seven percent of adults in the U.S. — an estimated 16 million people — experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2016 alone. Depression can be difficult to treat effectively because of…