Over 40 leading groups and individuals representing the patient and disability communities signed onto the Partnership to Improve Patient Care's (PIPC) comment letter to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on its Proposed Principles for the Consideration of the Full Range of Outcomes Data. The letter applauds Executive Director Nakela Cook for recognizing the PCORI authorizing statue's prohibition on cost-effective analysis, thus protecting patients from harmful and restrictive coverage decisions. The letter also emphasizes three key recommendations to PCORI, including: (1) promote usability of collected information for decision-making, including patients with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers; (2) contextualize the cost information being communicated to ensure it is not used against patients and providers; and (3) solicit and appoint new Methodology Committee members who have appropriate expertise in the collection and communication of patient-level data.

​Amidst the debate around value driven health care, it is important to understand what organizations can support such a system. Two prominent organizations, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), are positioned to help decision makers compare available treatment options. However, their approaches differ significantly.