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Evolution of the AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The ongoing development of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 is raising hopes as the world awaits the return to a normal way of life. But as seen in the past decades in the fight against cancer,…
NPC in Health Affairs: It's Time to Talk COVID-19 Treatment Prices
In an article on the Health Affairs Blog, National Pharmaceutical Council Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert Dubois considers questions about COVID-19 treatments and prices and lays out a roadmap to…
Will the Pandemic Provide the Push for Positive Change?
NPC President and CEO Dan Leonard considers the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our health care system, as well as whether we’ll see continued innovation in how we access, administer and pay for…
Valuing Innovation in the Current and Post-Pandemic World
Biopharmaceutical industry experts gathered for a panel discussion at the eyeforpharma Virtual Conference to explore how the value of innovation, productivity and preparedness might change as a…
In Social Distancing, Finding Closeness in Community
In a video, National Pharmaceutical Council President and CEO Dan Leonard discusses social distancing and the importance of community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NPC Research Featured in Two Panels on Patient-Reported Measures in Oncology
A white paper by the National Pharmaceutical Council and Discern Health, Improving Patient-reported Measures in Oncology, was highlighted during two recent panels discussing recommendations for…
Loud and Clear: Key Takeaways from a Webinar on “Amplifying the Patient Voice” in Quality Measurement
In a Feb. 28 webinar from NPC and Discern Health, a group of diverse speakers discussed policy solutions for improving patient-reported measures in oncology value-based programs, along with a white…
Improving Patient-reported Measures in Oncology
This is a landscape analysis of available patient-reported measures and patient-reported performance measures in oncology and offers recommendations for filling gaps in measures and removing barriers…
Improving Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care
This comprehensive white paper from the National Pharmaceutical Council and Discern Health identified gaps in accountable care quality measure sets for cancer, which can lead to missed opportunities…
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…
A Dynamic Approach to Consumer Cost-Sharing for Prescription Drugs
The level of consumer cost-sharing for higher cost medication should be aligned with the clinical value – not solely the price – when lower cost alternatives do not produce the desired patient…
Accountable Care Measures for High-Cost Specialty Care and Innovative Treatment
This comprehensive white paper from the National Pharmaceutical Council and Discern Health identified gaps in accountable care quality measure sets for cancer, which can lead to missed opportunities…
Supporting Consumer Access to Specialty Medications Through Value-Based Insurance Design
Value-based insurance design (V-BID) is a key tactic payers and purchasers can use to promote access to high-value specialty medications.
Imputing Productivity Gains From Clinical Trials
A new study conducted by Tufts Medical Center and the National Pharmaceutical Council demonstrates a novel approach to measure productivity. The study found that therapies to treat depression yielded…
Employer Medication Compliance Initiatives: Executive Summary
This study, which for the first time surveyed employers’ views and strategies on medication compliance, says 89% of employers acknowledge its importance to employee health.
Health Plan Capabilities to Support Value Based Benefit Design
This guide around health plan capabilities to support Value Based Benefit Design is meant to assist employers in understanding how to more effectively work with their health plans to implement…