In This Week’s Issue:
 
1. PIPC Urges House to Protect Patients and People with Disabilities in Title 1 of New House Bill, see details below.
2. Dr. Josie Briggs Appointed Interim PCORI Executive Director, see details below.
3. Patient Advocacy Scholarships Available for Personalized Medicine Conference, click here to apply.
4. Cancer Support Community is Hosting a Summit on Utilization Management, click here to learn more and register.
5. Proposed Changes to ICER Framework Available for Comment, click here to view the changes and to comment and see below for more.
6. ICER Announces Possible 2020 Assessments, click here to see the list of possible assessments.
7. AAR Seeks Recruits for Annual Senior Patient and Family Caregivers Network Training, click here to learn more and to apply for the training.
8. International News: What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds to Determine Coverage? See below for more. 
9. ICER Studies: Acute Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, click here to provide patient input.
10. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
11. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
12. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below

In This Week’s Issue:
 
1. PIPC Urges House to Protect Patients and People with Disabilities in Title 1 of New House Bill, see details below.
2. NHC Patient Community Training on Value Assessment, click here to read more and to watch the training.
3. PCORI Advocacy 101: The Politics and Policy of PCORI Reauthorization, click here for a complete recording of the event and the slides used in the presentation.
4. New NQF Resource on Patient-Centered Renal Care, click here to read more.
5. Proposed Changes to ICER Framework Available for Comment, click here to view the changes and to comment and see below for more.
6. ICER Announces Possible 2020 Assessments, click here to see the list of possible assessments.
7. AAR Seeks Recruits for Annual Senior Patient and Family Caregivers Network Training, click here to learn more and to apply for the training.
8. International News: What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds to Determine Coverage? See below for more. 
9. ICER Studies: Acute Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, click here to provide patient input.
10. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
11. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
12. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.  

In This Week’s Issue:
 
1. PCORI Advocacy 101: The Politics and Policy of PCORI Reauthorization, click here for a complete recording of the event and the slides used in the presentation.
2. Gottlieb: As FDA Advances RWE Use, Groups Other Than ICER Needed, click here to read more.
3. To Improve Health Care, Focus on Clinical Measures and Listen to Patients, click here to read more.
4. Now Is the Time to Develop Patient-Centered Quality Measures, click here to read the article.
5. Proposed Changes to ICER Framework Available for Comment, click here to view the changes and to comment and see below for more.
6. ICER Announces Possible 2020 Assessments, click here to see the list of possible assessments.
7. AAR Seeks Recruits for Annual Senior Patient and Family Caregivers Network Training, click here to learn more and to apply for the training.
8. International News: What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds to Determine Coverage? See below for more. 
9. ICER Studies: Acute Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, click here to provide patient input.
10. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
11. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
12. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below

In This Week’s Issue:
 
1. ICER's Methodology Fails to Properly Value Treatments, click here to read the article.
2. Making the Patient Voice Matter In Value Assessment, click here to read the article.
3. Disruptive Proposals May Undermine Medicare Part D’s Success, see below for more.
4. Proposed Changes to ICER Framework Available for Comment, click here to view the changes and to comment and see below for more.
5. ICER Announces Possible 2020 Assessments, click here to see the list of possible assessments.
6. AAR Seeks Recruits for Annual Senior Patient and Family Caregivers Network Training, click here to learn more and to apply for the training.
7. International News: What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds to Determine Coverage? See below for more. 
8. ICER Studies: Acute Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, click here to provide patient input.
9. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
10. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
11. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.  

In This Week’s Issue:

1. Disruptive Proposals May Undermine Medicare Part D’s Success, see below for more.
2. PIPC Comments on ICER's Cardiovascular Disease Study, click here to read the letter.
3. Proposed Changes to ICER Framework Available for Comment, click here to view the changes and to comment and see below for more.
4. National Health Council Training on Value Assessment and Patient Voice Rubric, see below for more.
5. Patient-Reported Outcomes Help to Give Patients Better Care, Increased Quality of Life, click here to watch the interview.
6. ICER Announces Possible 2020 Assessments, click here to see the list of possible assessments.
7. AAR Seeks Recruits for Annual Senior Patient and Family Caregivers Network Training, click here to learn more and to apply for the training.
8. International News: What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds to Determine Coverage? See below for more.
9. ICER Studies: Acute Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Sickle Cell Disease, click here to provide patient input.
10. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
11. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
12. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.