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National Eczema Association Weighs In on Value Frameworks
NPC President Dan Leonard recently sat down for a conversation with Julie Block, President and CEO of the National Eczema Association, to discuss atopic dermatitis (AD) and value assessment…
NPC is Going to ISPOR’s 22nd Annual International Meeting – Are You?
NPC will be at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 22nd Annual International Meeting, held May 20-24 in Boston, to lead issue panels and workshops,…
How Can We Address Barriers to Accessing Needed Care?
In the latest issue of the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, NPC's Chief Science Officer Robert Dubois, MD, PhD, outlines some of the challenges consumers are facing with high-deductible health…
AMCP Partnership Forum on Value in Oncology Proceedings Published in JMCP
The Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy this week published the proceedings from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy partnership forum, “Driving Value and Outcomes in Oncology,” which…
How Are Health Plans Using Patient Data to Improve Outcomes?
Health plans collect enormous amounts of data through electronic health records, administrative claims, mobile health devices and other sources. Is the data simply sitting on a shelf, or is it being…
Health Plan Use of Patient Data: From the Routine to the Transformational
As the abundance and variety of patient data elements and sources continue to grow, health plans seek opportunities to deepen insights from multiple sources of patient data to shape care delivery,…
Incorporating What Matters to Patients in Quality Measures: A Discussion With NPAF’s Dr. Balch
NPC spoke with Alan Balch, PhD, chief executive officer of the National Patient Advocate Foundation, to ask his thoughts about the impact of quality measures on patient care, particularly in the…
NPC Submits Comments to FDA on Exchange of Clinical and Economic Information
To achieve our shared goal of a high-performing, value-based health care system, informed and evidence-based decisions are needed. Greater efficiency and better care requires more information…
How Can We Improve Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care?
NPC and Discern Health analyzed the current oncology quality measure landscape for 10 high-priority cancers, published in the white paper "Improving Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care,"…
Improving Oncology Quality Measurement in Accountable Care
This comprehensive white paper from the National Pharmaceutical Council and Discern Health identified gaps in accountable care quality measure sets for cancer, which can lead to missed opportunities…
NPC Outlines Needed Improvements to ICER's Revised Value Assessment Framework
NPC submitted comments to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), offering constructive suggestions on ways to further improve its revised value assessment framework.
Including the Patient’s Perspective in Valuing Treatments for Arthritis
NPC President Dan Leonard sat down for a Q&A session with Sandie Preiss, Vice President for Advocacy and Access at the Arthritis Foundation, to discuss how the value of treatments for arthritis…
Do Payers Use Real-World Evidence to Guide Their Coverage and Reimbursement Decisions?
Payers infrequently used real-world evidence (RWE), or information on how treatments work in the real world, to guide their medication coverage and reimbursement decisions, according to new research…
Is Real World Evidence Used in P&T Monographs and Therapeutic Class Reviews?
Payers infrequently used real-world evidence (RWE), or information on how treatments work in the real world, to guide their medication coverage and reimbursement decisions, according to research…