ICER’s greatest influence is not on the binary drug coverage decisions (cover or not), but rather the net price and the conditions of reimbursement or utilization controls once a drug is covered.
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Are Your Brave Enough To Bring Your Customers Or Patients Into Your Boardroom?
The Walton Centre in Liverpool is a world class health facility that specializes in neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services. To improve the patient experience, they bring patients into their board room to tell their stories. Are yo…
After Bernie’s Tweet, UnitedHealth’s CEO Describes ‘Wholesale Disruption’ Of Medicare For All
UnitedHealth CEO David Wichmann said the insurer has long favored universal coverage but not via certain Medicare for All proposals he described as a “wholesale disruption of American healthcare.”
The Countries With The Most Reported Measles Cases In 2019 [Infographic]
So far this year, 170 countries have reported 112,163 measles cases to the World Health Organization.
Artificial Intelligence Powering Boom in Israel’s Digital Health Sector
AI medical use cases include but are not limited to decision support tools for physicians, medical imaging analysis using computer vision, and big data analytics for population health management.
Brain-Controlled Prosthetics, Drugs On The Battlefield and The Brilliance Of Brutal Simplicity
Big problems don’t necessarily require complicated solutions. At TWIN Global 2018, former US Army doctor, DARPA program manager and entrepreneur, Dr. Geoffrey Ling, shares compelling examples of applying “brutal simplicity” to resolve grand challenges-…
PBM Executives Questioned On Drug Pricing Practices By Senate Finance Committee
In the wake of a proposal by the Department of HHS to remove safe harbor protections from rebates, PBMs have been resistant to full transparency, especially as it pertains to the net prices they pay for drugs and other fees they obtain in exchange for …
Blocking Medicaid Work Requirements Is Unwise
The recent ruling by Judge James E. Boasberg blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas is a step in the wrong direction. Medicaid work requirements enable states to preserve funding for the truly needy. Without it, some may be forced…
Rite Aid Touts ‘Transparent’ PBM Amid Industry Turmoil
Rite Aid’s PBM EnvisionRxOptions is growing during a period of industry scrutiny and consolidation.
Allergy Season Is Getting Worse, Thanks To Climate Change
One of the unanticipated effects of climate change is its effect on annual pollen counts. Allergy season is getting longer and more intense around the world, according to a new study that looked at data spanning 26 years and 3 continents.
