PhRMA submission to HHS on blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs

Today, PhRMA submitted comprehensive comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) request for information (RFI), HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs....
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How ICER’s assessment of a new class of migraine treatments fails patients

Over 50 million Americans suffer from migraine and the majority of patients affected by this often debilitating disease are between 25 and 55 years old – the time they are most productive in their...
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Aspen Spotlight Health: Discussing the forefront of innovation

For the second year in a row, PhRMA is proud to participate in Aspen’s Spotlight Health Conference. As the opening session of Aspen Ideas Festival, Spotlight Health welcomes over 1,500 experts and...
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New analysis shows that HTA organizations may frequently restrict access to cancer treatments

In health care, who should decide value? In many industrialized countries with single-payer health systems, the answer is “the government.” A new analysis by Avalere illustrates the negative...
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New analysis shows negative impact of ICER’s value framework on patient access in Medicare Part B

Amidst debate about rising health care costs, some policy-makers have expressed renewed interest in using cost-effectiveness thresholds as the basis for setting coverage and payment policy. But a ...
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ICYMI: Recent survey adds to growing body of research on barriers to innovative payment approaches

A recent study conducted by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and Xcenda found that 71 percent of insurers and 63 percent of biopharmaceutical companies surveyed were interested in...
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Despite the current unprecedented pace of biopharmaceutical innovation, patients continue to face rising out-of-pocket costs and other barriers to care. Tomorrow, in partnership with The Atlantic,...
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Reality check: Value-based contracts are good for patients

Biopharmaceutical companies are joining stakeholders across the health care system to pursue flexible ways to pay for medicines that focus on results, lower out-of-pocket costs and enable patients...
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Video: Barriers to results-based contracts

Research suggests results-based contracts (RBCs)—also known as value-based contracts—have the potential to lower costs for patients and the health system. According to a recent analysis, these...
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Improving care quality by engaging patients in shared decision making

With the rapid movement towards value-based payment and delivery in health care, it is critical not to leave one of the key players behind: the patient.
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