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ICER and NEWDIGS release white paper analysing the challenges and potential policy options for paying for gene therapies
23 April 2024 - Paper outlines policy reforms and market actions to support innovation and access while managing uncertainty, affordability, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Apr 2024
ICER publishes 2024 research protocol for assessing unsupported price increases on prescription drugs
9 April 2024 - Input period now open until 13 May 2024. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2023
ICER identifies most significant 2022 US drug price hikes unsupported by new clinical evidence
11 December 2023 - Of 10 high expenditure drugs that had substantial 2022 net price increases, eight were not supported by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2023
ICER publishes special report on Eliquis and Xarelto submitted to CMS as part of public comment process on Medicare drug price negotiations
2 October 2023 - Report tailored to reflect legislative specifications in the Inflation Reduction Act and subsequent CMS guidance regarding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2023
ICER receives grant from The Commonwealth Fund for annual assessment of coverage policies that present barriers to fair access
21 June 2023 - ICER’s third annual “Barriers to Fair Access” report will be published in November 2023. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2023
ICER publishes white paper evaluating best practices and potential reforms for white bagging, brown bagging, and site of service policies that seek to address high markup in drug prices
19 April 2023 - White bagging, brown bagging, and site of service policies developed by payers can reduce significant markup costs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Apr 2023
ICER publishes protocol for annual assessment of drug coverage policies that present barriers to fair access
12 April 2023 - ICER will evaluate whether multiple formularies offered by the five largest US commercial payers, state health exchange ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Apr 2023
ICER publishes 2023 research protocol for assessing unsupported price increases on prescription drugs
11 April 2023 - Annual unsupported price increase report to be published on December 12. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2023
ICER publishes white paper on using comparative effectiveness research to address prescription drug spending in California
16 March 2023 - State policy makers and purchasers in California are uniquely positioned to further integrate comparative effectiveness research ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2023
The value of medical innovation versus industry rewards
10 March 2023 - This article provides systematic evidence on the share of the value of health generated by drugs and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2023
Drug pricing throughout the product lifecycle: a work in progress
10 March 2023 - Increases in drug prices and drug spending are of concern to health systems worldwide. This has naturally ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2023
ICER publishes second annual assessment of barriers to fair access within US commercial insurance prescription drug coverage
17 January 2023 - During ICER’s assessment, five payers revised policies for 11 medicines in ways that bring coverage into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2022
ICER evaluates drug price increases in California
20 October 2022 - Unsupported Price Increase” final report based on drugs identified through SB-17, the California drug price transparency law. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2022
Can state prescription drug affordability boards address high cost drug prices?
11 October 2022 - State law makers, like their federal counterparts, are focused on addressing the high and growing cost of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2022
New generation of weight loss medications offer promise — but at a price
11 October 2022 - Excitement is building about a new generation of drugs that tout the ability to help adults ...