Fears of a broken US biologics market are overblown. New research from CEVR’s #SPEC team and Genentech shows payers increasingly prefer biosimilars from 2017-2022, decreases in market share and price for originator drugs (mean ASP drop of 37%). Authors are CEVR's Molly Beinfeld, Fariel LaMountain, James Chambers and Genentech's William Wong and Eunice Kim, PharmD, RPh, MS https://lnkd.in/epE5a_75
Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR)
Research Services
Boston, MA 2,885 followers
CEVR is a leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk trade-offs in health care decisions.
About us
CEVR is a leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk tradeoffs in health care decisions. We inform national clinical and public health policy issues through our analysis of the benefits, risks and costs of strategies to improve health and health care. Our organization is a member of the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. We undertake scientific research projects, advance methods development for the field, train the next generation of practitioners and users, and work with policymakers worldwide to develop reasoned policy solutions.
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- Research Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- Boston, MA
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- 2006
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800 Washington Street #063
Boston, MA 02111, US
Employees at Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR)
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Dan Ollendorf
Chief Scientific Officer and Director of HTA Methods and Engagement, ICER; Director, Value Measurement & Global Health Initiatives, Tufts CEVR;…
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Molly Beinfeld
Project Director, SPEC Database
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Sean Tunis
Principal, Rubix Health
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Tara Lavelle
Health Economist and Assistant Professor at Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health
Updates
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Ultra-orphan drugs bring larger health benefits than orphan/non-orphan drugs, but tend to be less cost effective. Read new research in ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research's Value In Health journal from current/former CEVRs Katherine Clifford, MPH, A. Alex Levine, Daniel Enright, Peter Neumann, and James Chambers https://lnkd.in/d7AyMUYk
The Health Benefits, Costs, and Cost-Effectiveness of Ultraorphan Drugs
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Medicare's #TCET program improves the #CED pathway but needs more funds, expansion to drugs/diagnostics, coordination with FDA, and other changes to reach its full potential. In today's STAT First Opinion, Peter Neumann, Elliott Crummer, Anna Kaltenboeck, and Sean Tunis propose further reforms.
In STAT First Opinion today, we argue that Medicare's coverage with evidence program needs an "extreme makeover." https://lnkd.in/gACJe9PX Sean Tunis Anna Kaltenboeck #Medicare #medicaldevices #CMS #coverage #reimbursement #technology
Medicare’s new transitional coverage of emerging technologies program doesn’t go far enough
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We are pleased to announce a special symposium on Saturday, October 26 on “Celebrating Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” Peter Neumann (Tufts-CEVR) and Gillian Sanders Schmidler (Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy) are co-hosts, and the event will take place the day before the start of the annual meeting of the SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL DECISION MAKING INC (SMDM). Our thanks to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for their support of this event. The event will feature panel discussions with luminaries in the field, showcasing the evolution of #CEA and new developments since the 2nd Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. A reception to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Tufts-CEVR’s CEA Registry will follow the program. Tickets are free, but in-person seating is limited, so please reserve your tickets soon. We will release more information, including an agenda with details on speakers and symposium topics, in the weeks leading up to the event. Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 Time: Symposium: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT Reception: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT Location: The Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons University 300 The Fenway Boston, MA, 02115 Register to Attend In Person: https://lnkd.in/eCvPbxjb Register to Attend Virtually: https://lnkd.in/eApJzSwS Register for the SMDM Annual Meeting: https://lnkd.in/ex_c_c_z
Tufts-CEVR/Duke-Margolis Symposium: Celebrating Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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We are excited to share that CEVR has received a grant from RWJF to examine step therapy requirements for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatments. This project is the first to link the #SPEC Database with Virginia’s all-payer claims data, allowing us to assess the time it takes patients to access prescribed treatments, and the factors that influence this timeline. Additionally, we will explore the connection between step therapy protocols and treatment denials. This project is part of RWJF and AcademyHealth’s “Health Data for Action” program, which provides researchers access to key databases to advance important research. More details available at: https://lnkd.in/eJP_WYrb
Examining Step Therapy Restrictions for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Drugs: A Novel Data Linkage of the SPEC Database and All-Payer Claims Data
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It's the final week to apply for Tufts University's #HEOR Certificate Program! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dRR4bXH
Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program - Tufts CTSI
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Does #biosimilar underutilization foretell a broken biologics market? CEVR’s Fariel LaMountain, Molly Beinfeld, and James Chambers and Genentech’s William Wong and Eunice Kim, PharmD, MS used the #SPEC database to study coverage and price trends for 4 biologics after biosimilar market entry. Read in Health Affairs Scholar: https://lnkd.in/erRdpJiY
Biosimilar underutilization alone does not foretell a broken biologics market
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Join our team! CEVR is hiring a post-doctoral fellow, sponsored by GSK, to study the economics of vaccination and infectious disease, and to learn advanced methods in health economics and decision science. Apply today! Applicants will be considered on rolling basis until the position is filled. https://lnkd.in/dSy2MyhU. #HEOR #postdoc #hiring
Join our team: CEVR is Hiring a Post Doctoral Fellow!
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In today’s Health Affairs Forefront, CEVR’s A. Alex Levine, James Chambers, and Genentech’s Stacey Kowal argue that the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program should expand its definition of unmet need to include non-clinical benefits to patients and families. #IRA #Pharma #Medicare https://lnkd.in/evWr84-Y
Improving How CMS Defines “Unmet Medical Need” Under The IRA | Health Affairs Forefront
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New CEVR research: SPEC database shows wide variation in commercial insurance coverage of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder. Article by Ekwu B. Ochigbo RPh, PhD, James Chambers and Molly Beinfeld #MDD #TRD #SPEC #Spravato https://lnkd.in/eWMJjDRU
Balancing Evidence and Need: Variation in US Commercial Payer Coverage of Esketamine
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