
![]() In a letter to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) submitted comments on ICER's assessment of gene therapies for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
![]() In a comment letter to the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board, PIPC highlighted concerns of patients and people with disabilities related to the Board's potential use of discriminatory cost-effectiveness analyses. ![]() On April 14, 2023, 56 organizations representing patients and people with disabilities sent a letter to CMS related to its guidance for implementation of the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program. The letter to CMS provides the following recommendations and comments:
The Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act would advance the recommendation of the National Council on Disability calling for the bar on use of the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) and similar metrics that discriminate to be extended to all federal programs, including Medicaid.
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