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Are Value-based Arrangements the Answer We’ve Been Waiting For?
A study by NPC suggests that while value-based arrangements can be one of many tools that payers leverage to address rising costs, it is also important to recognize the strengths and limitations…
Barriers and Solutions to the Inclusion of Broader Benefits in Biopharmaceutical Value Assessments
This study evaluated how institutional barriers prevent the inclusion of broader individual and societal benefits associated with new health care innovations from being considered when assessing the…
How Do We Place a Value on Indirect Treatment Benefits Like Quality of Life?
A study from NPC and RTI Health Solutions evaluated how institutional barriers prevent the inclusion of broader individual and societal benefits associated with new health care innovations from being…
Considering the Needs of Older Patients in Value Assessments
When we consider health care value, how can we assess the challenges faced by older patients with multiple diseases and their caregivers when making unique choices about their treatment options? It’s…
New Study Reveals Little Consistency in Evidence Cited by Commercial Health Plans for Specialty Drug Coverage
When the health care community talks about evidence-based medicine, it’s usually in the context of efforts to ensure clinicians are delivering treatments to patients that align with the best…
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…
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…
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…
Six Ways to Make Real-world Evidence Methods More Transparent
Acceptance of studies based on “real-world data” remains limited, partly because the research methods used to generate usable evidence are not always transparent. That perception could change thanks…
Public Input Is a Key Way to Improve Value Assessment Process
This week, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has announced that it is planning to revise its value assessment framework process. In a perfect world, every framework developer…