June 4, 2018
As noted in ICER’s scoping document, uncontrolled asthma is a substantial problem that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, afflicts 38.4 percent of children with asthma and 50 percent of adults with asthma. It is not clear from the scoping document, however, that ICER will adequately incorporate into its analysis several key issues associated with uncontrolled asthma.
May 18, 2018
A massive stroke marked a serious change in the weather for Mark McEwen, whose familiar face brought viewers the weather forecast on the 1990s’ “CBS This Morning.” McEwen keynoted the May 15 Cardiovascular Health Policy Summit in Washington, DC, describing how he struggled to regain speech, mobility and fine motor skills.
May 9, 2018
More than 42,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose in 2016. Meanwhile, millions of other Americans suffer from chronic pain. The situation poses a difficult question for policymakers: How do we meet the needs of pain patients without contributing to the national opioid crisis?
April 19, 2018
“I thought maybe I wasn’t very good athletically.” That was iconic Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s recollection of her first experience with asthma attacks.
April 10, 2018
Could a recent memorandum from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office impact treatment options for patients? Washington, DC’s nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center says: Yes.
March 27, 2018
How accessible is your health care? It all depends upon where you live, as a new report from the European Federation of Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Associations confirms.
January 23, 2018
Innovative but expensive CAR-T therapies for cancer are worth their price, announced the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review recently. The organization is the self-appointed arbiter of drug costs. But its decision was hardly news for those in the cancer community.
January 12, 2018
Nearly 1.7 million Americans learned they had cancer in 2017. Most of these patients began traditional treatments like chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. Yet for many, a groundbreaking new immuno-oncology therapy could have been a better alternative.
October 11, 2017
Treating chronic low back pain with approaches such as yoga and talk therapy is cost effective, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review announced this month. Will health plans respond by expanding coverage for non-pharmacologic therapies?
September 22, 2017
How do you put a price tag on a drug that offers life-altering results – but for a small group of patients? The question is becoming increasingly relevant with the rise of innovative, targeted medicine.
