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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Can It Help Make Value Assessment More Patient Centered?
This white paper identifies good practices and key considerations for integrating the patient voice into patient-centered multi-criteria decision analysis.
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A Way to Put Patient Concerns Front and Center in Value Assessment?
NHC and NPC released a white paper outlining multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), an approach to value assessment that may more holistically address patients’ concerns, experiences and treatment…
Health Plan Enrollment May be Open, but Drug Coverage Is Still a Black Box for Many People
Most people choose coverage based mainly on the price – the health care premiums and deductibles. But a narrow focus on health care costs overlooks the overall quality of the health plan. Consumers…
NPC Comments on PCORI's Proposed Principles for the Consideration of the Full Range of Outcomes Data
NPC offered public feedback to PCORI on its new mandate to consider the full range of patient-centered outcomes in its research.
Digging Deeper Into Health Spending Data
NPC looks at AHIP's annual “Your Health Care Dollar” analysis, providing proper context and data behind the numbers.
NPC Comments on Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology, Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary”
NPC submitted comments on a proposed rule to establish a Medicare coverage pathway for medical devices designated as breakthrough by the FDA.
Are ACOs Optimizing Medication Use?
An article in JMCP revisits a 2014 NPC study that surveyed Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) readiness to optimize medication use. The Reflection article summarizes changes to the ACO policy…
Improving Patient-reported Measures in Oncology: A Call to Action
This study explores the current landscape of oncology patient-reported measures (PRMs), which are tools that capture patients’ voices related to their care experience and outcomes.
How Can Payers Advance Patient-reported Measures in Oncology, and Why Should We Care?
A peer-reviewed study describes the current state of patient-reported measures and patient-reported performance measures in oncology, the barriers to implementation, and actionable recommendations…
E.V.I.dently October 2020
This month marks the last time you’ll see E.V.I.dently® in its current format and layout. That’s because we’re working on some exciting changes to our e-newsletters and website, with an eye toward…
Tackling the Real Drivers of Health Spending
A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis examined 2018 health spending per capita in the United States compared to economically similar countries. The researchers found that outpatient and inpatient…
Improving Transparency to Build Trust in Real-World Secondary Data Studies for Hypothesis Testing—Why, What, and How Recommendations and a Roadmap from the Real-World Evidence Transparency Initiative
A position paper by the RWE Transparency Initiative describes a plan for improving the transparency of the research process and making registration of real-world evidence study methods easier…
Supporting Value-Based Purchasing Through Changes in Medicaid Best Price
In a recent column for PharmaBoardroom, Michael Ciarametaro, vice president for research at the National Pharmaceutical Council, elaborated on the ways in which MBP presents a barrier to creative…
Why the Benefits of Medicines – Not Just Costs – Must Be a Part of the Conversation
NPC's Dr. Dubois discusses a Health Affairs article identifying public health efforts and pharmaceuticals as leading drivers impacting increased life expectancy in the U.S. between 1990 and 2015.
National Pharmaceutical Council Names Dr. Robert Dubois as Interim President and CEO
As interim president and CEO, Dr. Robert Dubois plans to focus on two priorities: continuing to leverage NPC's ongoing evidence-based research, partnerships and education, and preparing for future…
Building on NPC’s Commitment to Sound Health Policy Research and Evidence-based Dialogue
As the interim leader of NPC, Dr. Robert Dubois is focused on two priorities: continuing to leverage NPC's evidence-based research, partnerships, and education, and preparing for future policy…
IVI's Jennifer Bright on Value Assessment and Transparency
In an interview, Innovation and Value Initiative Executive Director Jennifer Bright discusses how her organization has been advancing value assessment practice and the key priorities to make the…
NPC Announces Departure of President and CEO Dan Leonard
Dan Leonard is leaving as head of the National Pharmaceutical Council, effective Sept. 4.