Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2017
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Pharmacy Benefits Management Services Office
27 June 2017 - ICER drug assessment reports to support VA drug coverage and price negotiation with pharmaceutical companies to promote access to high-value drugs.
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has agreed to work closely with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pharmacy Benefits Management Services office (PBM) to support its use of ICER drug assessment reports in drug coverage and price negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry.
As part of this arrangement, ICER will work with staff in the VA PBM to facilitate their integration of ICER reports into the VA formulary management process of evaluating the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of drugs.
