The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review recommended two out of three outpatient treatments for COVID-19 in the market, singling out molnupiravir as having inadequate evidence to support claims that it is better than symptomatic care.
With more than 1,000 clinical trials for cell and gene therapies in process and predictions that such products will generate $12 billion in revenue annually by 2025, leaders for pharmaceutical companies and health plans must consider how to make gene therapies financially accessible to those who need them. According to Cotiviti Executive Vice President of Operations Jordan Bazinsky, this is an opportunity to explore a new paradigm for reimbursement for complex therapies—one that is informed by collaborative partnership, with careful consideration of the best way to pay for value.
Biogen Inc.’s Alzheimer’s drug, the first new treatment for the memory-robbing disease in nearly 20 years, hit new barriers on July 15 with some large hospitals declining to use Aduhelm and health insurers delaying a decision while awaiting coverage terms from Medicare.
AbbVie’s Phase III induction study, U-ACHIEVE, of Rinvoq (upadacitinib) in moderate to severe ulcerative colitis hit the primary endpoint of clinical remission at week 8 and also met all ranked secondary endpoints.
Over the past five years, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review pressured drugmakers to lower the cost of nearly 100 drugs. ICER aims to play a similar role with emerging Covid-19 treatments and vaccines.
EVERSANA announced a partnership with the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) to advance standards for the usage of transparent, replicable and robust indirect treatment comparisons in health technology assessments.
Sickle cell disease drugs made by Novartis and Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) may not be cost effective at current prices, a draft report published on Friday suggested, widening the debate over U.S. healthcare affordability.
A U.S. group that reviews the value of medicines issued a critical report on Novartis’ Mayzent, calling the new multiple sclerosis drug’s $88,561 list price “far out of line” compared with the product’s benefits for patients.
Pharma companies may not like their products being the subject of ICER reports, but they can provide a jumping-off point for manufacturers to expand the conversation of the value of new medicines in the rare disease area.
