Making effective decisions in health care requires a thorough understanding of the patient perspective, as well as robust, precise measures of response to therapy. The Patient Access & Affordability Project evaluates the various frameworks used to assess and demonstrate the value of new treatments to ensure that the patient is kept at the center of health care decisions.
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Eyes on DC: How the Build Back Better Act could end up harming Medicare patients
As we near the end of a tumultuous year in politics, the fate of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), a massive social spending bill and a centerpiece of President Biden’s domestic policy agenda, is still up in the air. Among the vast sea of policies included in the BBBA...
ICER’s Latest: A draft evidence report on new treatment for type 2 diabetes
On November 9, 2021, ICER released its draft evidence report, “Tirzepatide for Type 2 Diabetes.” This is the first step in ICER’s process that is expected to conclude with the release of a final report in February 2022. Diabetes is a chronic condition in which a...
Statement for the Record to the Senate Finance Committee Health Insurance Coverage in America: Current and Future Role of Federal Programs October 20, 2021
During the October 20, 2021, Senate Finance Hearing, Health Insurance Coverage in America: Current and Future Role of Federal Programs, the areas where each party agrees to disagree are stark, but the places where change for patients is possible exists. It is our aim...
LAST WORD: Treatments for Hereditary Angioedema
On August 24, 2021, ICER released a revised version of a final evidence report from 2018 evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of three emerging treatments for hereditary angioedema. Unfortunately, while ICER tried to update its analysis -- supposedly to...
ICER’s Latest: A draft evidence report on new treatment for severe asthma
On August 18, 2021, ICER released its draft evidence report, “Tezepelumab for Severe Asthma: Effectiveness and Value.” This is the first step in ICER’s standard process that – after a period of public comment – will result in the release of final evidence report,...
ICER’s Latest: A draft evidence report on new treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
On August 18, 2021, ICER released its draft evidence report, “Mavacamten for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Effectiveness and Value.” This is the first step in ICER’s process that, if the announced schedule holds, will lead to the release of final evidence report in...