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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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NPC in Specialty Pharmacy Times: How Can We Advance Progress in Moving from Volume to Value in Health Care?
In his latest column in Specialty Pharmacy Times, NPC President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Leonard explains that rather than trying to score news headlines, what we need is a…
NPC in Chain Drug Review: Preserving the Proven Impact of Biopharmaceutical Innovation
In his latest commentary for Chain Drug Review, NPC President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Leonard considers the challenges in measuring and paying for value in health care, particularly when it…
Get to Know Duke Margolis-NPC Postdoctoral Health Policy Fellow Taruja Karmarkar, PhD
Duke Margolis-NPC Postdoctoral Health Policy Fellow Taruja Karmarkar, PhD, sat down with us to discuss her upcoming research, bridging the gap between academia and health care stakeholders, tips for…
NPC in Morning Consult: Does High Return Call for Greater Investment?
In his latest commentary for Morning Consult, NPC Chief Science Officer Robert W. Dubois explores new research that sheds light on which types of medical care have provided the greatest overall…
Are Payers Ready to Address the Financial Challenges Associated with Gene Therapy?
NPC and the Analysis Group conducted market research to explore payer views of the potential roles that existing and new alternative payment approaches could play in managing the financial risk and…
FDA Clarifies What Information Can Be Exchanged With Health Decision-Makers
With the release of two guidance documents this week, the US Food and Drug Administration took significant steps to modernize how health care information is communicated. The final guidance released…
What’s Next in Precision Medicine?
Personalized medicine is greatly changing health care practices, as well as how innovative treatments are being developed.
National Pharmaceutical Council President Dan Leonard in Specialty Pharmacy Times: How Do We Pay for Medical Innovation?
In this month's Specialty Pharmacy Times, National Pharmaceutical Council President Dan Leonard says it’s time to think differently about how we pay for health care and assess value and benefits.
A Focus on Patients, Innovation on Rare Disease Day
February 28 is Rare Disease Day, highlighting both the progress made to date in developing treatments for rare diseases, as well as how much work remains to be done. Nearly one in 10 Americans…
NPC in AJPB: Working Toward Better Value in Prescription Drug Benefits Management
U.S. employers provide a vital link to health care, with more than 56 percent of them offering health insurance for their employees. However, how employers design those health benefits can vary…
Checking In With Schaeffer-NPC Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Policy, Dr. Ilene Hollin
Ilene Hollin, PhD, is entering the second year of her NPC-USC Schaeffer Center Health Policy fellowship, a post-doctoral, two-year fellowship that seeks to bridge the gap between health research and…
Driving Innovation Via All Health Care Sectors
Patients are often living longer and experiencing a better quality of life thanks to medical innovation. Biopharmaceutical companies are helping to lead the charge, but other stakeholders have an…
Optimization of Medication Use at Accountable Care Organizations
This study assesses a broad range of factors related to how accountable care organizations optimize medication use and meet financial and quality metrics.
Incorporating What Matters to Patients in Quality Measures: A Discussion With NPAF’s Dr. Balch
NPC spoke with Alan Balch, PhD, chief executive officer of the National Patient Advocate Foundation, to ask his thoughts about the impact of quality measures on patient care, particularly in the…
How Can We Improve Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care?
NPC and Discern Health analyzed the current oncology quality measure landscape for 10 high-priority cancers, published in the white paper "Improving Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care,"…
Missed Signals in Cancer Care: Strategies to Address Quality Measure Gaps
When it comes to designing accountable care models, the dramatically varied needs and preferences of patients with cancer can confound quality measurement, especially when compounded by increasingly…
Improving Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care: Filling Gaps with Cross-Cutting Measures
According to a study, gaps in the quality measures used by accountable care programs to assess cancer care may obscure problems in care delivery and lead to missed opportunities for improvement of…