$559 Million Saved in Medicare Costs by NAACOS
According to a recent NAACOS (the National Association of ACOs) report detailing Medicare savings, over $550 million was saved by [...]
ISMPP Takes Over MPIP Leadership
ISMPP revealed it would be taking over leadership responsibilities for MPIP (Medical Publishing Insights & Practices). MPIP has been an [...]
Can the Fauci Effect Lead to a Larger Pool of Health Care Workers?
In 2020, there were 18% more medical-school-ready applicants than in previous years. This higher number is due to several factors, [...]
Bayesian Models are Underused yet Powerful Tools
In a recent study, Cytel researchers discussed the benefits of Bayesian models. They’re a good choice for both single arm [...]
2021 Brings Changes for Payers and Providers
COVID-19 has broadly impacted the healthcare system. Many fee for service providers were forced to switch to value-based payments over [...]
Online Healthcare Pricing Information Unclear and Confusing
Healthcare systems and hospitals posted pricing information for their services beginning January 1st. However, consistency across hospital systems remains lacking. [...]
ICER Releases Draft Evidence Report on Therapies for Lupus Nephritis
Also this morning, we published our Draft Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of voclosporin (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals) [...]
ICER Publishes Evidence Report on Therapies for High Cholesterol
This morning ICER issued the Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of inclisiran (Novartis), bempedoic acid (Nexletol®, [...]
Drug price hikes without new evidence upped spending by $1.2B
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) published its second-ever report on Unsupported Price Increases (UPI) last week, compiled from data [...]
Value-Based Purchasing Rule For Medicaid Rx Drugs
Writing in Health Affairs, outgoing CMS Administrator Seema Verma touts how the Trump Administration helped paved the way for more [...]
New Program in Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications Launched by University of Florida
The University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy’s online graduate program in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy today announced the launch [...]
How Will the Role of Medical Communication Professionals Evolve by 2025?
As a new year begins, this article dives deeper into 5 areas that global contributors identified when asked, “How will [...]
AMCP Executive Fellowship in Health Care Association Leadership
In January 2021, AMCP launched the Executive Fellowship in Health Care Association Leadership. This immersive, year-long training program provides a [...]
Democrats Have Their Best Shot Yet at Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices
Democrats have their best shot in more than a decade to deliver on one of the party’s central health care [...]
ISPOR Short Course: Intro To Design & Analysis of Observational Studies of Treatment Effects Using Retrospective Data Sources
Real-world observational studies require strong principles of epidemiologic study design and complex analytical methods to strengthen causal inferences. This course [...]
Take Your Market Access to the Next Level With This Free E-book
The world of market access is changing. Cloud computing and software as a service have created new opportunities and more [...]
Cigna Sees Cost Savings, Improved Member Engagement in Study
Cigna is seeing notable savings and improved member engagement through its integrated benefits plans, according to a new study. On [...]
Using Real World Data to Close Rare Disease Gap
Rare disease research and treatment development is uniquely challenging given the limited understanding of rare and genetic diseases. De-identified, real-world [...]
xCures Announces Collaboration with CancerCompass
Today, xCures announced their collaboration with CancerCompass, allowing consumers who contact CancerCompass to access the xCures' platform and services.Consumers who [...]
Komodo Health Acquires Mavens
Today, Komodo Health announced the acquisition of Mavens, a leader and pioneer in cloud-based technology solutions for life sciences. The acquisition brings [...]
Associate Editor Roles – IJTAHC
The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC) is a journal of Cambridge University Press and a key [...]
How a Former Health Care Executive Became a Health Care Whistleblower
Former health care executive Wendell Potter spent part of 2020 publishing high-profile apologies for the work he used to do — the lies [...]
COVID-19 Trial Tracker Updates
In April 2020, Cytel launched an open-access global COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker to help facilitate greater collaboration between researchers, policymakers, [...]
(Podcast) Bridge the City: Opportunity Costs of Healthcare in the US
Researchers David Vanness and James Lomas joined the Bridge the City podcast to explain the conclusions of their new paper, [...]
[Podcast] How Doctors Can Be a Part of the Solution
In the final episode of our podcast's inaugural season, neurologist Jason Crowell and ICER's President Steve Pearson discuss what physicians [...]