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Due to the Unprecedented Nature of H.R. 3, the CBO Analysis is Unreliable and Can’t Inform Policymaking

15 September 2021

As we have discussed in the previous blogs in our Series on H.R. 3, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have attempted to estimate the potential effect…

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CBO Doesn’t Capture The Real Impact of H.R. 3 on Innovation 

14 September 2021

In our previous blog we discussed how analyses of the impact of H.R. 3 published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) do not reflect the process…

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The CBO Doesn’t Understand Investors

13 September 2021

Our second blog in the OHE H.R. 3 Series discusses how the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s analysis of H.R.3 does not reflect the reality of biopharmaceutical…

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H.R. 3 is the Wrong Policy for the Wrong Problem

10 September 2021

US policy makers are discussing an attempt to lower prescription drug spending in the US. US policy makers are currently discussing the Elijah E. Cummings Lower…

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OHE is Launching a New Series to Explore the Latest Attempts to Reduce the Cost of US Healthcare

7 September 2021

US healthcare reform is frequently on the US presidential policy agenda. Following the lead from his predecessors, President Obama’s controversial health insurance reform and President Trump’s…

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How Should the World Pay for a Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccine? Where are we 6 Months on?

1 July 2021

The Value in Health May issue includes the paper “How Should the World Pay for a Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccine?”. Finalised in December 2020, it includes:…

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Towards a New Understanding of Unmet Medical Need

22 June 2021

In a commentary piece recently published in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, OHE authors discuss how the misalignment in interpretations of the term ‘unmet medical…

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Allocating Public Spending Efficiently: Is There a Need for a Better Mechanism to Inform Decisions in the UK and Elsewhere?

16 June 2021

Our new paper explores the evidence currently being used to allocate budgets between public sector activities in the UK and its limitations. We argue that there…

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Would Waiving COVID-19 Vaccines Patents Save Lives?

18 May 2021

This blog discusses the rationale behind a COVID-19 patent waiver decision and contributes to the current debate by producing a balanced view on the benefits and…