Judge Denies Shkreli’s Request for Release
A judge denied Martin Shkreli's request to be released from prison to help in the fight against COVID-19, pharmaphorum reports. [...]
Putting a Dollar Amount on Human Life
Austin Frakt in a recent article published in the New York Times outlines how governments have tackled the issue of [...]
Blog Post Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery
A recent Health Populi blog post looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping health care delivery in the U.S. [...]
Balancing Innovation, Common Sense to Deliver Innovative Medicines
Merck & Co.'s Mark Travers during the 9th Annual DPharm: Disruptive Innovations conference discussed how to best balance innovation with [...]
Webinar Series to Look at What’s Ahead for Payers
FierceHealthPayer is planning to host a webinar series on what's in store for payers as the world continues to grapple [...]
Self Care Catalysts’ Health Storylines App Includes COVID-19 Symptom Tracker
Self Care Catalysts has expanded its Health Storylines digital app to include a COVID-19 symptom tracker. The free app enables [...]
Article Covers Range of Opinions on Remdesivir Pricing
A recent STAT article offers the opinions of several experts on how much Gilead's COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, should cost. While [...]
Cigna Offering Digital Support for Members with COVID-19
Health insurer Cigna is partnering with Collective Medical and Medocity to offer a new, real-time support tools to help members [...]
Prieto-Alhambra Talks RWE in Decision-Making During Pandemic
University of Oxford's Daniel Prieto-Alhambra in a recent interview with The Evidence Base discussed the role of real-world evidence amid [...]
ICER Appoints New Members to Independent Councils
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) announced new appointments to each of its three independence evidence appraisal councils. [...]
The Importance of Evidence Translation
While peer-reviewed journals are key for transmitting scientific knowledge to the public, it's important for experts to "translate" the evidence [...]
Research Considers Valuation of Indirect Benefits
The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and RTI Health Solutions in research published earlier this year found the inclusion of indirect [...]
Winegarden: ICER’s Cost Model ‘Wrong,’ ‘Dangerous’
Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow in business and economics at the Pacific Research Institute, says the Institute for Clinical and Economic [...]
EMA Reportedly Preparing Q&A Guidance on Big Data
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reportedly preparing new guidance on the application of EU data rules for secondary use [...]
Experts: Including Productivity in Value Assessment Frameworks Can Make Difference
The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) in a recent study published in JAMA suggests including productivity in value assessments can have [...]
Free Webinar to Outline Ways to Boost Health Care Value
The Value Institute for Health and Care is set to host a free webinar outlining ways the health care industry [...]
Podcast Considers Insurance Costs for Self-Employed Insurers
Point6 Healthcare Assistant Vice President Brian Scott in a recent Relentless Health Value podcast discusses how self-insured employers can protect [...]
Reducing Market Access Risk: How Digital Technology is Strengthening Strategies
PRMA Consulting Product Owner of Digital Applications Dr. William Grandy in a recent tHEORetically Speaking blog post outlines how PRMA [...]
Studies Offer Insight into Coronavirus Deaths
Two recent studies suggest people dying of COVID-19 could have gone on to live for, on average, another decade, The [...]
Article: Health Jobs No Longer Recession Proof
While health care jobs have been generally considered recession-proof, the COVID-19 pandemic is breaking that trend, according to a recent [...]
ICER Outlines Alternative Models for Judging Price of COVID-19 Treatments
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) recently recommended two alternative models for judging the "fairness" of pricing for [...]
ICER’s Venable Focuses on Patient Engagement
Yvette Venable, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review's (ICER) vice president of patient engagement, is working to foster stronger [...]
Vizient’s Vega Talks Medical Device Industry, Value in Healthcare
In a recent interview with Evidera's Ann Menzie, Vizient's Patrick Vega discussed a number of topics, including key trends in [...]
Patients as Partners U.S. Podcast Series
Patients as Partners U.S. has posted another installment in its podcast series highlighting last year's event. The series includes: Chief [...]
Blog Considers Cost of Flattening the Curve
A recent blog post on The Incidental Economist highlights the economic costs of the current shutdown spurred by COVID-19. The [...]