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ICER to assess gene therapy for haemophilia A
3 January 2020 - Report will be subject of New England CEPAC meeting in August 2020; open Input now being accepted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2019
Expanding use of multi-criteria decision analysis for health technology assessment
11 December 2019 - As America’s health care system continues to evolve, it is critical that our perception of care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2019
ICER issues final report and policy recommendations for add-on therapies to treat type 2 diabetes
9 December 2019 - Oral GLP-1 semaglutide achieves commonly cited thresholds for cost-effectiveness but is less cost-effective than SGLT-2 competitor empagliflozin. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2019
Does the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review revise its findings in response to industry comments?
2 December 2019 - The ICER has gained prominence through its work conducting health technology assessments of pharmaceuticals in the United ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2019
ICER releases evidence report on JAK inhibitors to treat rheumatoid arthritis
26 November 2019 - Using adalimumab as the comparator, upadacitinib’s value-based price benchmark is between $44,000-$45,000 per year; at December 9 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2019
ICER seeks public input to guide selection of non-drug assessment topics for 2020
13 December 2019 - Suggestions for new topics and comments on initial list of potential topics are encouraged; input most helpful ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2019
ICER finalises method adaptations for assessing potential cures and other high-impact single or short-term therapies
12 November 2019 - Collaborative project with NICE and CADTH leads to important adaptations for ICER’s methods including creation of optimistic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2019
ICER releases draft evidence report on acute migraine therapies
7 November 2019 - Public comment period on preliminary draft now open until 6 December 2019; requests to make oral comment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
Obscure model puts a price on good health—and drives down drug costs
4 November 2109 - Concept called QALY places dollar value on the health medicines can restore; ‘starting to influence decision-making’. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2019
ICER report finds oral GLP-1 semaglutide, at estimated net price, less cost-effective than SGLT-2 competitor empagliflozin as add-on therapy for type 2 diabetes
1 November 2019 - Semaglutide as add-on therapy to metformin achieves commonly cited thresholds for cost-effectiveness but is less cost-effective than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2019
ICER posts draft scoping document for the assessment of treatments for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
30 October 2019 - Document open to public comment until 20 November 20 2019. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
ICER issues final report and policy recommendations regarding additive treatments for cardiovascular disease
17 October 2019 - Independent appraisal committee votes that rivaroxaban and icosapent ethyl improve patient health at prices that achieve ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2019
Some say a non-profit research group unfairly influences drug prices
16 October 2019 - Have you ever wondered how pharmaceutical companies decide whether that pill you take costs $3 or ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2019
Accounting for hope: using ‘mean survival gain’ to price new cancer drugs
14 October 2019 - Outrage about the rising prices of prescription drugs has put cancer drugs in the spotlight. But ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2019
ICER releases updated draft evidence report on rheumatoid arthritis therapies
11 October 2019 - Public comment period extended through 8 November 2019; public meeting now to take place on 9 December ...