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At its July 15th meeting on obeticholic acid, members of the Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (CEPAC), myself included, were publicly criticized by patient advocates. It was painful to hear our efforts erroneously characterized as misguided...

At the end of November, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in the United States completed its first cost-effectiveness review for a new medicine – using methodology first revealed in July. These were for PCSK9 inhibitors for cholesterol...

(This article was originally published at Gianluca Baio's blog, and syndicated at StatsBlogs.) One silly thing I really like about Canada is their street sign for "no stopping" $-$ it always makes me think that Canadians really dislike octagons and...

Background. TNF- inhibitors have shown to be effective in reducing disease activity and improving the quality of life. Due to the high costs associated with acquisition of this treatment, this study was undertaken to evaluate the ICER of TNF- antagonists...

By Juliegrace Brufke A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed rule would use a metric for rationing health care that was banned following the Obamacare death-panel debate. The controversial rule, which has a public comment period ending...