Sep 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured
On this episode of the podcast, Terry and Bob discuss the prospects of a Covid-19 vaccine, which the whole nation, indeed the whole world, is waiting on with bated breath. The CDC has told states to be ready to distribute a vaccine by November. The letter notes that...
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Jan 24, 2020 | ICER, Issues, News
Over the next decade, patients living with chronic conditions and rare diseases can expect groundbreaking new treatments, one-time cures and personalized therapies, a new report by the leading experts in the life sciences predicts. “Cures will become the norm, not the...
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Aug 6, 2019 | ICER, News, QALY
The midterms are over and it’s time to get back to discussing issues that impact Americans on a daily basis. Things like health care and, specifically how to reduce costs. President Trump has made lowering the cost of prescription drugs one of his priorities. It seems...
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Aug 6, 2019 | Federal Issues, Issues, Value Frameworks
WHAT IS ICER? An organization most patients never heard of is now hard at work determining whether recently approved drugs for serious and often life-threatening diseases should be covered by private health plans and made available to patients. Called the Institute...
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