PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho
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In a January 4 Health Affairs Forefront article, “Options for CMS Drug Price Negotiations,” Daniel Ollendorf and Dominic Voehler discuss pricing methodologies based on how much a drug improves health. However, the authors overemphasize reliance on frameworks that, especially for people with disabilities, are red flags due to their reliance on valuing people’s lives in dollars. Instead, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has an opportunity to achieve a level of patient-centeredness that other programs lack.
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In this week's edition...
— Chairman's Corner: In Medicare Drug Price Negotiations, Avoid Metrics Steeped In Stigma. Click here to read the column. — Follow PIPC on LinkedIn! Click here to view the page. — Patients and People with Disabilities Urge Robust Engagement, Avoid Use of QALYs and Similar Measures in Drug Negotiation. See details below. — Column: Keeping QALYs Out of the U.S. Will Save Lives. Click here to read the column. — Disability Organizations Support the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. See details below. — 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. — Job Openings. See details below. In this week's edition...
— Patients and People with Disabilities Urge Robust Engagement, Avoid Use of QALYs and Similar Measures in Drug Negotiation. See details below. — Disability Organizations Support the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. See details below. — PCORI Transcript for March 7, 2023 Meeting. See details below. — Identifying Meaningful Health Equity Research: Racial Health Equity and Social Needs Review. Click here to read more. — Lawmakers: Disability Leaders, Government Agencies Must Work Together to Expand Opportunities for People with Disabilities. 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. — Job Openings. See details below. |
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