ICER finds BioMarin’s Hemophilia Gene Therapy Could Have Warranted a Record Price Tag
Hemophilia is a very expensive disease to treat. Therapies that provide replacement clotting protein are not entirely effective but still [...]
Data Exchange for Drug Rebate Processing and Contract Management Enhanced by HealthVerity’s Latest Acquisition
An industry leader in privacy-protected data exchange, HealthVerity, acquired the industry’s leading innovator in cloud-based drug rebate processing and contract [...]
The Influence of HEOR Data on Payer Formulary Coverage
A recent study presented by ISPOR demonstrated how HEOR data positively influenced changes to US payer formulary coverage. Investigators surveyed [...]
Allina and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Enter Sweeping Value-based Pact
Improving patient care and cutting costs was the primary motivation for the new, multiyear pact agreed to by Allina Health [...]
Up Your Professional Game by Joining an Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Committee
Help move the field of managed care forward by joining an AMCP committee and sharing your experience and expertise. Joining [...]
How Can Employers Make Pricey Gene Therapies and Specialty Drugs Less Costly?
A recent survey found that several large American firms plan to employ a variety of strategies to mitigate expenses and [...]
COVID-19 Exposes Limitations of Traditional Quality Measures
COVID-19 has highlighted many weaknesses in the healthcare system including slow implementation of clinical guidelines and development of quality measures [...]
Webinar: How Can Whole Genome Sequencing Optimize Care?
Rare diseases put a tremendous burden on our healthcare system. With over 80% of rare diseases thought to be genetic [...]
Which Digital enhancements Are Worth the Investment? Find Out in the latest InformED Podcast.
Join Travis Hicks for a discussion on how different publication enhancement options can improve understanding and increase availability of data. [...]
Join Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for their Digital European Health Conference
The HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event from September 7-11, 2020 will combine HIMSS's knowledge, expertise and thought leadership [...]
Market Expertz Releases New Report: Global Value-Based Reimbursement Software Market Report.
New report published by Market Expertz provides detailed overview of vital market components that aid in assessing current and future [...]
Virtual ISPOR-FDA Summit 2020: Using Patient-Preference Information in Medical Device Regulatory Decisions: Benefit-Risk and Beyond
Regulatory decision making for medical devices is increasingly drawing upon Patient-preference information (PPI). Join 18 industry experts on September 29, [...]
HEOR News Magazine ‘Value & Outcomes Spotlight’ Now Available Online
Value & Outcomes Spotlight is a bimonthly HEOR news magazine that provides feature articles on timely HEOR topics, methodological issues, [...]
The United States Postal Service: An Often Overlooked but Vital Part of Our Health Care System
Many depend on the postal service for their medications, so any disruptions to the USPS will create substantial barriers to [...]
New E-book Available from the World Healthcare Congress: How Healthy Are Your Market Access Programs? A guide to performing check-ups on pharmaceutical distribution and patient access programs.
In the World Healthcare Congress’ new E-book, find out why most programs experience service disruptions, face unforeseen challenges, and receive [...]
Innovation and Value Initiative’s (IVI) Jennifer Bright on Value Assessment and Transparency
Jennifer Bright is Executive Director of the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), a non-profit organization whose mission is to to [...]
Drugmakers Hope to Trump International Pricing Plan with Counterproposal
Drugmakers hope to stall Trump’s ‘preferred nations’ directive by making a counteroffer to the White House. The president’s directive aims [...]
Upcoming Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Webinar: Helping Patients Anticipate and Manage Drug Costs
Join Joe Honcz, RPh, MBA, Principal C4i and Kollet Koulianos, MBA, Senior Director Payer Relations, National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) on [...]
Social Determinants of Health Used in Redesign of Referral Networks
Experts call for payers to work alongside community-based organizations to strengthen referral networks. Blue KC heeded the call and found [...]
Policy Changes to Health Technology Assessment Process Reshape Market Access in South Korea
South Korea’s healthcare landscape has been constantly evolving since the passage of important legislation 20 years ago. However, concern remains [...]
What Are The Recent Top 4 Innovative Consolidations and Partnerships Among Health Payers?
Despite the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, health payers have still managed to initiate innovative consolidations and partnerships. According to [...]
Real World Evidence Poised to Tip the Balance in Fight Against COVID-19 Through Aetion’s Series B Platform
Tech startup Aetion has added US$19 million to their real-world evidence platform Series B, bringing their round to US$82 million. [...]
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Michael Kremer Assumes Post of University Professor at University of Chicago
On September 1st, nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer will assume the post of University Professor at the University of Chicago, [...]
Politics Trump Drug Prices
President Trump has been campaigning on an executive order to lower prescription drug prices in the US. However, no such [...]
Are Healthcare Prices in the U.S. Too High, Too Low, or Both?
Many households in the US face an enormous burden due to the high cost of healthcare and the lack of [...]