Insights
NICE and EuroQol Research Foundation to Support New EQ-5D-5L Valuation Study
24 October 2019
As indicated in its recent statement, NICE supports a new valuation study to generate a value set for the EQ-5D-5L. We welcome this announcement. In 2012,…
A Market-based International Reference Price Index: Solution or Contradiction?
13 September 2019
The Trump Administration proposed an International Pricing Index for reimbursing physician-administered Medicare drugs. A conservative thought leader proposed a different basket of ‘market-oriented’ countries. These differ…
We Asked, You Answered: Reflections on the First Round of MVAC Feedback
16 May 2019
Market-Driven, Value-Based Advanced Commitment (MVAC) is a new mechanism to help re-direct private-sector R&D investments where they’re needed most. We propose to use MVAC to encourage…
HTA in Japan: Failing to Meet International Good Practice?
15 March 2019
The Japanese government has recently announced new plans to implement HTA from April 2019. The ISPOR HTA Task Force published ‘Good Practices in HTA’ in January…
As UN General Assembly Highlights Tuberculosis Fight, Will BRICS Lead on the R&D Agenda?
26 September 2018
The Center for Global Development and the Office of Health Economics are working on a new approach to drive the next generation of investment for better…
MoCA Initiative and its Value Framework: An Opportunity to Improve Decision Making for Orphan Drugs in Europe?
18 September 2018
Orphan drugs inherently face a number of challenges in their development and value assessment. In this blog post, we describe the Mechanism of Coordinated Action (MoCA)…
NICE Recommendation Highlights Role of Social Value Judgements
9 August 2018
This blog post discusses the role of social value judgements in NICE technology appraisals, focusing on the recent appraisal of dinutuximab beta for high-risk neuroblastoma.
Alan Maynard – Alas No More
5 February 2018
Tony Culyer writes on the contribution to health economics of Alan Maynard, the pioneering health economist, who died on February 2nd 2018. If you wanted to…
The Long-term Sustainability of the NHS and Adult Social Care
13 April 2017
On 5th April 2017 the House of Lords Select Committee on the Long-term Sustainability of the NHS published their report titled “The Long-term Sustainability of the…