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Health Budgets Should Cap Patient Harm
An NPC-RTI study provides guidance on quality metrics and practices that can help decision makers understand which budget cap features have the potential to lessen the impact on patient health and…
AMCP Partnership Forum: Preparing for and Managing Rare Diseases
Stakeholders met virtually for an AMCP Partnership Forum to discuss viable solutions to challenges facing people living with rare disorders, such as affordable and timely access to therapies,…
The Dollar or Disease Burden: Caps on Healthcare Spending May Save Money, but at What “Cost” to Patients?
This study assessed the potential effects of budget caps design on disease burden and cost savings to help budget decision makers understand which budget cap features minimize impact to patient…
Considering the Future Impact of COVID on Health Spending
AcademyHealth and the National Pharmaceutical Council hosted a salon examining the impact of the pandemic on health spending and resulting challenges to our health care system.
Digging Deeper Into Health Spending Data
NPC looks at AHIP's annual “Your Health Care Dollar” analysis, providing proper context and data behind the numbers.
Tackling the Real Drivers of Health Spending
A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis examined 2018 health spending per capita in the United States compared to economically similar countries. The researchers found that outpatient and inpatient…
Why the Benefits of Medicines – Not Just Costs – Must Be a Part of the Conversation
NPC's Dr. Dubois discusses a Health Affairs article identifying public health efforts and pharmaceuticals as leading drivers impacting increased life expectancy in the U.S. between 1990 and 2015.
NPC Statement on Racial, Social Injustices and Health Disparities
The recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor have put a spotlight on the racial and social injustices that are unfortunately pervasive in the United States. The COVID-19…
What's It Like to Be an NPC Fellow?
Our current and previous fellows share some inside tips
Second National Pharmaceutical Council and Health Affairs Forum to Explore Emerging Health Spending Solutions
NPC, Health Affairs and several Going Below The Surface Forum partners on Sept. 11 are hosting a discussion among health policy experts on emerging solutions to rising U.S. health spending
NPC in Chain Drug Review: The Long-term Health Benefits of Biopharmaceuticals
In his latest column for Chain Drug Review, National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Leonard highlights the importance of taking a holistic view of health care…
Tackling Low-Value Care Will Take a Group Effort
During a briefing with partners of the Going Below The Surface Forum, three leaders in the effort to reduce low-value care in the United States explained why this has been such a tough challenge to…
Integrating Data for Better Care Management
To accelerate the ability of care management programs to use data to combat rising health care costs, while ensuring patient access to innovative treatments that can improve outcomes, NPC sponsored…
Reconciling the Seemingly Irreconcilable: How Much Are We Spending on Drugs?
In this study from the National Pharmaceutical Council and IQVIA, researchers developed a model to understand the underlying methodological inputs that drive the substantial variation in drug…
What's Been the Bang for the Buck? Cost-Effectiveness of Health Care Spending Across Selected Conditions in the US
This study was designed to assess whether increased medical intervention spending on prevalent chronic conditions has been a good investment over time.
Study Finds That Costs Dropped, Outcomes Improved for Major Causes of Death and Illness Between 1995 and 2015
Spending for six of the top seven causes of death and disease over the last 20 years was both cost-effective and improved patient outcomes, according to a study from NPC and RTI Health Solutions…