NICE Rejects Coverage of J&J’s Spravato
The U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) earlier this week rejected coverage of Johnson & Johnson's heavily-criticized [...]
ICER Hosts Meeting on Migraine Treatments
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) hosted a public meeting last week to discuss new treatments for migraines. [...]
PhRMA Announces HEOR Funding Opportunities
The PhRMA Foundation announced it is accepting applications for up to $100,000 in fellowships and grants for health outcomes research. [...]
IQWiG: Patient Registry Data can be Used in Benefit Assessments
High-quality data from patient registries can be utilized for added benefit assessments for new drugs, the Institute for Quality and [...]
ISPOR Conducting Survey on Current Understanding of COA Terms
The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Special Interest Group is seeking member input [...]
FDA Pushes Back Deadline for Feedback on Drug Effectiveness Evidence Guide
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had extended the deadline for input on its draft [...]
A Look at California’s Plan to Make Generic Drugs
A recent report by The Sacramento Bee takes an in-depth look at California's plan to manufacture its own generic drugs [...]
SDOH Vendors Look to Build Pathways to Key Resources
New specialized vendors are taking action with social determinants of health by developing new software solutions that aim to bridge [...]
NPC’s Leonard Outlines ‘Wish List’ for Health Sector
National Pharmaceutical Council President and CEO Dan Leonard in an article published on Chain Drug Review outlines his wish list [...]
Epic Chief Urges Hospital CEOs Oppose Proposal
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner in an email sent to hospital CEOs and presidents urged recipients to rally behind the medical [...]
Blog Post Highlights AMCP’s Partnership Forum
A recent National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) blog post highlights the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Partnership Forum, "Optimizing Prior [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuit Challenging State’s Authority to Regulate PBMs
The Supreme Court is set to hear a lawsuit filed by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association which challenges an Arkansas [...]
ICER Posts Draft Report on Sickle Cell Disease Therapies
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) on Thursday, Jan. 23, released a draft evidence report assessing treatments for [...]
Precision Xtract Launches ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Translation Service
Precision Xtract this week announced the launch of an innovative subscription-based translation service which gives clients the power to unmask [...]
JMCP Welcomes Prominent Researchers to Editorial Team
The Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) is welcoming two prominent health care researchers to its editorial team [...]
Article: Health Industry ‘Ripe for Embracing Trust-Based Partnerships’
A recent article published on Future Medicine suggests the health industry is "ripe for embracing trust-based partnerships" between the pharmaceutical [...]
SWHR’s Kocsis: Women Matter in Value Assessments
The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) recently sat down with the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) Vice President of Public [...]
American College of Physicians Backs Medicare for All
The nation's second-largest doctors group, the American College of Physicians (ACP), is officially endorsing Medicare for All and a public [...]
Trump Blasts HHS Secretary Over New Polling Data
President Donald Trump last week put HHS Secretary Alex Azar on blast last week after new polling data showed voters [...]
AMCP Taps Makary as Closing Keynote Speaker
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) announced Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor of health policy Dr. Marty Makary would [...]
New Framework Introduces New Metric in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
A recent article published in Value in Health proposes a new framework for valuing health outcomes in cost-effectiveness analyses and [...]
Gorenstein’s New Podcast Explores Health System
A new podcast produced by veteran health care journalist Dan Gorenstein, Tradeoffs, explores an "often counterintuitive health care system." According [...]
Kellogg’s Garthwaite Outlines Key Hurdles to Medicare for All
Kellogg School of Management's Craig Garthwaite and colleagues in a recent paper outlined some key challenges to Medicare for All, [...]
AMCP Plans Webinar on Format for Formulary Submissions
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is slated to host a webinar 2 p.m. EST Jan. 23 regarding updates [...]
Concerto HealthAI Announces Funding, Partnerships at J.P. Morgan Conference
Concerto HealthAI during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference announced it had secured $150 million in a new round of funding [...]