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Solutions for Filling Gaps in Accountable Care Measure Sets
This peer-reviewed study, “Solutions for Filling Gaps in Accountable Care Measure Sets,” explores measurement gaps for high-priority conditions and identifies ways to improve measure sets.
#TBT: Value-Based Insurance Design & New Medicare Advantage Model
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently announced the start of a new demonstration program, Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) Model. The program will…
New Models Like V-BID Driving Value-Based Health Care
From accountable care organizations and bundled payments to patient-centered medical homes and value-based insurance design (V-BID), new delivery and care models are changing health care systems. As…
The Value of Value-Based Insurance Design
The ongoing shift in our health care payment and delivery system from volume-based to value-based has generated a lot of attention, especially with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…
#TBT: CER Collaborative & Environmental Trends
NPC's #TBT post takes a closer look at the CER Collaborative, an initiative designed to help identify optimal ways to assess evidence from comparative effectiveness research studies.
Evidence Supply and Demand: A Framework for Closing Gaps between Researchers and Payers
With growing efforts and investments by stakeholders to tap into Big Data, the evidence available to inform payer decision-making, including real-world evidence, may be more plentiful than ever…
Developing Evidence that is Fit for Purpose: A Framework for Payer and Research Dialogue
A study published in the September 2015 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care introduces a framework developed by the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and AcademyHealth that could help…
Researchers Consider When Evidence Is Fit for Purpose at Concordium Meeting
Coming up at AcademyHealth’s inaugural Concordium 2015 meeting, look for Jennifer Graff, PharmD, NPC’s vice president for comparative effectiveness research, who will present findings from a paper…
Risk-Sharing Agreements: Possibilities & Barriers
It’s hard to ignore the health care news headlines and the growing tension between health insurers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Payers are concerned about committing significant outlays for…
Private Sector Risk-Sharing Agreements in the US: Trends, Barriers and Prospects
A peer-reviewed study found that there are limited risk-sharing agreements (RSAs) between health care payers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States, but interest in the agreements…
Value Is in the Eye of the Beholder? NPC Takes Closer Look at ICER Framework
In recent months, a number of health organizations have developed “value assessment frameworks,” which are designed to inform coverage and treatment decisions made by payers. Many of these frameworks…
#TBT: What Are Quality Measures, and Why Are They Important?
As part of our Throwback Thursday blog series, we’re taking a look at a topic that’s currently in the news and tagging it with previous research, videos or commentaries in a relevant way. As the…
Consumer-Directed Health Plans; Employees; Health and Productivity
More employers are offering consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), which are high-deductible plans offered in combination with an account that enrollees can access to offset the deductible expense…
How Health and Productivity Go Hand in Hand
The health and safety of Americans is closely tied to our nation’s productivity and prosperity because, as studies have shown, healthier workers are happier and more productive. And helping workers…
Why Labor Day Matters for Health
The Labor Day holiday weekend has come to symbolize the end of summer. But the reason it was established was to celebrate American workers and the importance of their work. While it’s nice to have a…