Our Origin Story.

Dr. Steve Pearson explains why he founded an organization to advance the use of evidence to improve health care affordability and access for all patients and their families.

The ICER Impact.

New York Medicaid pursued discounts, many of which were in line with ICER reports, which have saved the state over $500 million

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Engaged with over 400 patient groups and patient reps

In a landmark international program, HTA agencies around the world can now access ICER’s customizable COVID-19 Cost-Effectiveness Model

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Key

Developments.


In 2021, we celebrated our 15th anniversary! Learn more.

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In early 2023, ICER collaborated with NICE and CADTH on HTA methods. Learn more.

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Listen to our podcast, “A Prescription for Fair Pricing“. Subscribe now on Apple, Google, or Spotify.

Current

Policy Papers.

Easy access to our latest policy papers

Barriers to Fair Access

ICER’s third annual “Barriers to Fair Access” assessment of prescription drug coverage policies within US commercial insurance, and the Veterans Health Administration. The analysis found that major payer coverage policies for 18 drugs often met fair access criteria for cost sharing, clinical eligibility, step therapy, and provider restrictions.

However, the report’s findings suggest that major improvements are needed in the transparency of coverage policy information for consumers, and in detailing out-of-pocket costs for patients.

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Unsupported Price Increases

Of 10 high-expenditure drugs that had substantial 2022 net price increases, eight were not supported by new clinical evidence; these increases accounted for $1.27 billion in additional costs over one year.

Additionally, one of three Medicare Part B drugs with high list price increases in 2021 lacked adequate supporting new evidence, directly raising annual out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients by up to $680 per year

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Evaluating and Advancing Health Technology Assessment Methods that Support Health Equity

ICER received a new grant from The Commonwealth Fund to evaluate procedural and methodological changes that could further support health equity goals in health technology assessment (HTA). The findings from this effort will guide ICER’s update to its value assessment framework and inform the work of other HTA groups worldwide.

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Cost-Effectiveness, the evLYG,

the QALY, and Fair Drug Pricing.

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