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The Dollar or Disease Burden: Caps on Healthcare Spending May …
As a result of these findings, researchers developed the following principles that can help guide the design of budget caps in a manner that avoids … See more
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Innovation Matters: Revolutionary Changes for Arthritis Patients
WEBRecent NPC research shows that the introduction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy in 1998 was associated with an 11.5% improvement in patients’ functional status. In this video from NPC’s Innovation Matters series, Anna Hyde, vice president of advocacy and access for the Arthritis Foundation, discusses how …
High-Deductible Health Plans National Pharmaceutical Council
WEBIn 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) defined an HDHP as any plan with at least a $1,400 individual deductible or a $2,800 family deductible. The Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey found that a significant portion of Americans’ health care plans fall under this definition. About half of single
Low-Value Care National Pharmaceutical Council
WEBLow-Value Care. Low-value care is a big problem in the United States, with as much as $340 billion being spent on low-value or unnecessary care alone. Low-value care can crowd out spending on treatments that can meaningfully improve patient health and employee productivity, and provide broader health system benefits. Health Spending.
Digging Deeper Into Health Spending Data National …
WEBNot surprisingly, AHIP's lede is focused on prescription medicines: “Medication and medical services accounted for 81.6 cents of the health care premium dollar; 21.5 cents are used to pay for prescription drugs.”. As we know from the National Pharmaceutical Council's peer-reviewed research (2019), it’s important to understand …
Value Assessment
WEBAs the U.S. health care system shifts from one driven by the volume of health care services to one focused on the value of health care provided, value assessment is a way of measuring the value of a health care treatment or service. Typically, value assessment involves the use of health economic models, methodological approaches and inputs to
Do Investments in the Social Determinants of Health Reduce …
WEBMiller G, Beaudin-Seiler B, Franco N. Do Investments in the Social Determinants of Health Reduce Health Care Costs? April 2021. Purpose: This paper summarizes a review of studies that evaluated the impacts of social determinants of health (SDOH) interventions, with an emphasis on the costs of those innovations compared to …
Care Pathways in U.S. Health Care Settings: Current Successes and
WEBCare pathways, also known as clinical pathways or integrated care pathways, are typically characterized as a method for managing patient care based on clinical practice guidelines, with the main goals of improving quality of care, reducing variation in clinical practice and increasing the efficient use of health care resources.
What Contributes Most to High Health Care Costs
WEBA small segment of the population—often the sickest patients—drive the majority of health care spending. This study, which examined the spending patterns for these high resource patients (HRP), found that inpatient expenditures are the largest contributing factor, and offers insights and recommendations that could inform care …
Barriers and Solutions to the Inclusion of Broader Benefits in
WEBAuthors: Wamble D, Ciarametaro M, Dubois R. Publication: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine February 2020. In a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers at the National Pharmaceutical Council and RTI Health Solutions sought to evaluate how institutional …
Submit a Research Proposal National Pharmaceutical Council
WEBSubmit a Research Proposal. NPC considers research proposals that contribute to a better understanding of evidence, value, access, and innovation and health spending issues. The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) is a health policy research organization dedicated to the advancement of good evidence and fostering an environment that supports
What’s Contributing to Unnecessary Health Spending
WEBAn analysis of the Virginia All-Payer Claims Database revealed more than $586 million in unnecessary costs associated with 44 types of low-value care that included labs, medications, imaging exams, diagnostic procedures and other treatments. According to the study, “among these low-value services, those that were low and very low cost …
Real-World Data in the Current Health Care Environment
WEBReal-World Data. Wed, 08.15.2018. By Eberechukwu Onukwugha, MS, PhD. Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Improve patient care, increase patient satisfaction, reduce costs: These calls for change are common in today’s health care environment. What is often less common is access to
FDA Clarifies What Information Can Be Exchanged With Health …
WEBWith the release of two guidance documents this week, the US Food and Drug Administration took significant steps to modernize how health care information is communicated. One guidance makes important improvements to expand the exchange of clinical and economic information for biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and …
AcademyHealth's 2022Health Datapalooza and National Health …
WEBThe Best of Health Data and Health Policy Innovation. National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) was featured throughout this year's AcademyHealth's 2022 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference.The meeting harnessed and strengthened the synergies that exist between the data and policy worlds and offered innovative solutions to directly …
High-Deductible Health Plans: Good Practices for Employers
WEB1 HDHPs: Good Practices for Employers Glossary Deductible — The amount an insured individual must pay out of pocket before their insurer starts paying. Health Savings Account (HSA) — A type of savings account that allows an …
NPC @ HIX Summit: How Rx and Pharma Will Participate in the …
WEBOne of the most pressing issues in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is whether the state health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces, will be effective in achieving their primary aim—ensuring patients have access to health care. Recent studies have suggested that it can be challenging for consumers to figure out …
Virtual Conference: AcademyHealth's 2021 Health Datapalooza …
WEBThe Best of Health Data and Health Policy Innovation. NPC was honored to participate Tuesday, February 16 - Thursday, February 18, 2021 at AcademyHealth's 2021 Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) for three days of virtual, boundary-breaking discussions about the latest and most important health policy …
U.S. vs. EU: Not a Direct Comparison When It Comes to Drug Pricing
WEBPrescription drugs, on the other hand, made up only about 10% of the overall cost of health care – about $1,397 per person in the U.S., while comparable countries spent $884 per person. The study also suggested that if we lowered drug prices to those in other countries, we would reduce this disparity by just a few percent; if we eliminated
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