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...
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...
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...
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...
