What is ICER and Why Does it Matter?

What is the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, and why does ICER matter? I received this exact question from a patient recently. After all, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review – aka ICER –  is not a real regulatory body in the true sense.  So, what...

Allowing ICER into Medicare Does Not Achieve Value

As the foundation of the healthcare policy landscape undergoes a tectonic shift that promises to reward “value” in care rather than “volume” of services, stakeholders of all types have cautiously applauded these changes as needed reforms. Yet, when patients see these...

Obeticholic Acid Public Comment 2016

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. Patients Rising is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization with funding by public donations, media companies and the pharmaceutical industry. However, we have received no funding from the company whose drug is being...

Obeticholic Acid 2016

Patients Rising is a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization with a very specific mission: we fight for access to vital therapies and services for all patients with life-threatening and chronic diseases.  That is why Patients Rising is committed to speaking for...