In this week's edition...
— 119 Organizations Sign Letters to CMS to Reject Importing QALYs that Devalue Disability. View the GUARD letter here. View the GLOBE letter here.
— MFN would import access restrictions – hear Paula’s story. Click here to view Paula's story.
— Health Affairs Discusses MFN Drug Pricing and QALYs. Click here to read the full article.
— Oregon PDAB Holds Forums in April/May for Patient and Disability Input. View more information here about PDAB forums. View the EACH/PIC Coalition recent report allowing respondents to explain how insurance design, cumulative health costs, and life circumstances affect their ability to access care. Get involved in telling your story here.
— Partnership for Part D Access: Action Alert. View the Action Alert HERE.
— California Patients and People with Disabilities: Attend the Patient and Consumer Forum on Health Care Affordability! The meeting will be held on March 10 at 1pm. View details here.
— Florida Bill Would Import QALYs, Devalue People with Disabilities. Learn more about the experiences of patients and people with disabilities in other countries here. View the letter from PIPC here. View a constituent letter from The Speak Foundation here.
— PIPC Submits Letters Expressing Concern with Virginia PDAB Bill. View our letter here.
— Roll Call: Bipartisan call for Congress to ban metric that devalues people with disabilities. View the Roll Call opinion here. View the Open Letter here from over 100 groups. View PIPC's one pager here.
— PIPC Data Mine Blog: Why Patients Shouldn’t Bear Individual Harms for Better Population Averages. View the new PIPC Data Mine Blog here.
— Opportunity: Sign an Open Letter Rejecting Use of QALYs and Similar Measures. 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.
— 119 Organizations Sign Letters to CMS to Reject Importing QALYs that Devalue Disability. View the GUARD letter here. View the GLOBE letter here.
— MFN would import access restrictions – hear Paula’s story. Click here to view Paula's story.
— Health Affairs Discusses MFN Drug Pricing and QALYs. Click here to read the full article.
— Oregon PDAB Holds Forums in April/May for Patient and Disability Input. View more information here about PDAB forums. View the EACH/PIC Coalition recent report allowing respondents to explain how insurance design, cumulative health costs, and life circumstances affect their ability to access care. Get involved in telling your story here.
— Partnership for Part D Access: Action Alert. View the Action Alert HERE.
— California Patients and People with Disabilities: Attend the Patient and Consumer Forum on Health Care Affordability! The meeting will be held on March 10 at 1pm. View details here.
— Florida Bill Would Import QALYs, Devalue People with Disabilities. Learn more about the experiences of patients and people with disabilities in other countries here. View the letter from PIPC here. View a constituent letter from The Speak Foundation here.
— PIPC Submits Letters Expressing Concern with Virginia PDAB Bill. View our letter here.
— Roll Call: Bipartisan call for Congress to ban metric that devalues people with disabilities. View the Roll Call opinion here. View the Open Letter here from over 100 groups. View PIPC's one pager here.
— PIPC Data Mine Blog: Why Patients Shouldn’t Bear Individual Harms for Better Population Averages. View the new PIPC Data Mine Blog here.
— Opportunity: Sign an Open Letter Rejecting Use of QALYs and Similar Measures. 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.
