The high cost of the Most Favored Nation Executive Order

The high cost of the Most Favored Nation Executive Order

As we enter the final stretch of the 2020 election season, many of us may be reviewing the candidates’ stances on issues of not only personal, but also national, importance as we consider the choices before us.  High on this list for many Americans is access to...
H1088: Mass. lawmakers propose ban on anti-patient QALY formula

H1088: Mass. lawmakers propose ban on anti-patient QALY formula

A controversial healthcare formula that is frequently used to deny patients care and boost insurance profits could soon be banned in Massachusetts. Three Massachusetts state representatives, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., José F. Tosado and Bud L. Williams, have introduced...
How to Fix ICER’s Broken Value Framework: Ditch the QALY

How to Fix ICER’s Broken Value Framework: Ditch the QALY

Since its inception, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has faced relentless criticism for its discriminatory health care assessments. Now, the organization is embarking on a review of its own process. Politico reports that “a coalition of 38 patient and...