In this week's edition...
 
— PCORI Board of Governors Discusses Health Equity and Value. See below for details.
— Sick Cells and IVI Publish Paper on HTA and Health Equity. Click here to view the report.
— Advocacy Organizations Comment to AHRQ Opposing Use of QALYs in Coverage with Evidence Development Requirements. Click here to view the letter.
— Patient-Centered Care Takes Center Stage in New Report from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program. Click here to read the blog post.
— Experts Discuss Innovations in Care Delivery, Technology Driving Integration of Patient-Centric Value Frameworks. Click here to read the article. 
— PIPC Chairman Coelho Testifies to Oregon HERC that QALYs are Contrary to the ADA, Advocates Weigh In. Click here to read Coelho's full remarks.
— PIPC Joins Over 80 Organizations Urging HHS Civil Rights Office to Ban QALYs Across Federal Programs. Click here to read the letter. 
— PIPC Submits Feedback to E&C GOP on Disability Policies for the 21st Century. Click here to read the letter. 
— PCORI to Release Funding Opportunity on Health Equity Research Partnerships - Register for Applicant Town Hall Today! See below for details. 
— Emerging Threats in States for Use of Discriminatory Metrics. See details below.
— What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds? See details below.
— ICER's QALY-Based Study Topics. See details below.
— Upcoming Events and Webinars. See details below.
— AHRQ Effective Program Updates. See details below.

In this week's edition...
 
— PCORI Board of Governors Discusses Health Equity and Value. See below for details.
— Advocacy Organizations Comment to AHRQ Opposing Use of QALYs in Coverage with Evidence Development Requirements. Click here to view the letter.
— Patient-Centered Care Takes Center Stage in New Report from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program. Click here to read the blog post.
— Experts Discuss Innovations in Care Delivery, Technology Driving Integration of Patient-Centric Value Frameworks. Click here to read the article. 
— PIPC Chairman Coelho Testifies to Oregon HERC that QALYs are Contrary to the ADA, Advocates Weigh In. Click here to read Coelho's full remarks.
— PIPC Joins Over 80 Organizations Urging HHS Civil Rights Office to Ban QALYs Across Federal Programs. Click here to read the letter. 
— PIPC Submits Feedback to E&C GOP on Disability Policies for the 21st Century. Click here to read the letter. 
— PCORI to Release Funding Opportunity on Health Equity Research Partnerships. See below for details. 
— Senate Republicans Urge HHS to Ban the Use of QALYs and Other Discriminatory Comparative Effectiveness Research. Click here to read the letter.
— CDER Official Reflects on a Decade of Patient-Focused Drug Development. Click here to read the article. 
— Emerging Threats in States for Use of Discriminatory Metrics. See details below.
— What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds? See details below.
— ICER's QALY-Based Study Topics. See details below.
— Upcoming Events and Webinars. See details below.
— AHRQ Effective Program Updates. See details below.

In this week's edition...
 
— PIPC Chairman Coelho Testifies to Oregon HERC that QALYs are Contrary to the ADA, Advocates Weigh In. Click here to read Coelho's full remarks.
— PIPC Joins Over 80 Organizations Urging HHS Civil Rights Office to Ban QALYs Across Federal Programs. Click here to read the letter. 
— PIPC Submits Feedback to E&C GOP on Disability Policies for the 21st Century. Click here to read the letter. 
— PCORI to Release Funding Opportunity on Health Equity Research Partnerships. See below for details. 
— Senate Republicans Urge HHS to Ban the Use of QALYs and Other Discriminatory Comparative Effectiveness Research. Click here to read the letter.
— GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board, New Chair and Vice Chair Named. Click here to read the press release.
— CDER Official Reflects on a Decade of Patient-Focused Drug Development. Click here to read the article. 
— Accelerating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research through Synthetic Health Data Generation. Click here to read the article. 
— Emerging Threats in States for Use of Discriminatory Metrics. See details below.
— What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds? See details below.
— ICER's QALY-Based Study Topics. See details below.
— Upcoming Events and Webinars. See details below.
— AHRQ Effective Program Updates. See details below.

​On October 6, PIPC Chair Tony Coelho testified in response to the Oregon Health Evidence Review Committee's proposed options for continuing its use of the discriminatory quality-adjusted-life-years metric. 

In this week's edition...
 
— PIPC Submits Feedback to E&C GOP on Disability Policies for the 21st Century. Click here to read the letter. 
— PCORI to Release Funding Opportunity on Health Equity Research Partnerships. See below for details. 
— Senate Republicans Urge HHS to Ban the Use of QALYs and Other Discriminatory Comparative Effectiveness Research. Click here to read the letter.
— GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board, New Chair and Vice Chair Named. Click here to read the press release.
— CDER Official Reflects on a Decade of Patient-Focused Drug Development. Click here to read the article. 
— Accelerating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research through Synthetic Health Data Generation. Click here to read the article. 
— Exploring Equity in Health Care Value. Click here to read the article.
— PCORI Funding Opportunity Addresses Telehealth to Treat Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions - LOIs are due October 4th! Click here to learn more.
— Emerging Threats in States for Use of Discriminatory Metrics. See details below.
— What Happens in Countries Using QALYs and Cost-Based Thresholds? See details below.
— ICER's QALY-Based Study Topics. See details below.
— Upcoming Events and Webinars. See details below.
— AHRQ Effective Program Updates. See details below.