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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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Paying for Patient Care: Understanding the Costs and Benefits Now and Later
A new infographic based on a National Pharmaceutical Council peer-reviewed study explains how gaps between upfront costs and long-term savings of innovative treatments can emerge, why we need to…
NPC in Morning Consult: “Why Is Drug Spending So High?” Is the Wrong Question
In a column published in Morning Consult, NPC Chief Science Officer and Executive Vice President Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD, explains that asking why drug spending is so high assumes that…
National Pharmaceutical Council in STAT: The (relative) risk in misinterpreting health spending statistics
National Pharmaceutical Council Chief Science Officer and Executive Vice President Robert W. Dubois, MD, PhD, explains in his column in STAT that the absolute numbers tell a different story than the…
Health Care Spending Expected to Increase, According to Latest CMS Figures
National health care spending is expected to increase to $5.7 trillion and comprise nearly 20% of the Gross Domestic Product by 2026, according to the latest statistics reported today by the Centers…
Health Spending: Tackling the Big Issues
The Health Affairs and National Pharmaceutical Council event, “Health Spending: Tackling the Big Issues,” convened a crowd of more than 450 to ask critical questions about how the United States…
Peer-reviewed Journal Editors' Views on Real-world Evidence
A study published in the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care reveals that real-world evidence is considered valuable by the editors of peer-reviewed journals—if it meets…
Tackling the Big Issues in Health Spending
The Health Affairs and National Pharmaceutical Council event, “Health Spending: Tackling the Big Issues,” convened a crowd of more than 450 to ask critical questions about how the United States…
Journal Editors Value Real-World Evidence—With Conditions
New research from the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and the National Pharmaceutical Council reveals that real-world evidence …
NPC in AJPB: Having a Broader Conversation About Health Care Spending
In his latest column for the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, National Pharmaceutical Council President Dan Leonard argues it’s time for us to have a broader, more honest conversation…
Biopharma Innovation Just Part Of Health Care Equation
Biopharma discoveries are changing people's lives in ways we didn't know were possible just a decade ago. As the industry's science continually expands the treatment frontier, the business of health…
Insurance Switching and the Mismatch Between the Costs and Benefits of New Technologies
The peer-reviewed study examined the disconnect between the short-term budget impact of a treatment and its downstream effects on payers and society.
Why We Need A Serious Conversation About Health Spending
The government released its annual assessment on health spending in 2016 and the overall spending number came in at $3.3 trillion, up 4.3 percent from 2015. We know the easy fixes aren’t up to the…