Sanofi Launches Industry’s First Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board with Outside Advisor
The multinational pharmaceutical corporation Sanofi has launched its new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Board, the first of its kind [...]
Biogen Will Ensure Increased Diversity in Aduhelm Trials
Biogen has just promised that Black and Latinx people will account for at least 18% of participants in Aduhelm’s mandated [...]
Papa Raises $150 Million in Series D Funding, Seeks to Improve Health Equity
The startup Papa has raised $150 million in series D funding. The company aims to address loneliness by connecting seniors [...]
Patients Rising Initiative Issues Statement on Federal Healthcare Programs and Payer Coverage
The Patient Access and Affordability Project Patients Rising Project, a Patients Rising program, recently issued a statement regarding federal programs [...]
[Podcast] Can Biomarker Testing Improve Health Equity?
A recent installment of the Patients Rising Podcast series details the widespread implications of biomarker testing—from deciding the right treatment [...]
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Fail to Consider Health Equity
Although an important tool in assessing a drug’s value, cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) fail to account for health equity. Important information [...]
PRMA Consulting Leader Discusses Strategies to Address Healthcare Inequities
PRMA Consulting’s Alisha Robert discusses how organizations can address healthcare inequities. Key strategies include using social determinants of health combined [...]
ICER VP of Research Recognized as Emerging Health Leader, Seeks to Improve Health Equity
Foluso Agboola, a Nigerian researcher who pursued her training at Harvard before joining the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review [...]
New InformED Podcast on Health Equity, Disparities, and Literacy Now Available
A new episode of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals’ InformED podcast series is now available. Sponsored by MedThink [...]
PhRMA Seeks to Address Health Disparities and COVID-19 Impact, Awards $150,000 in Community-Level Grants
PhRMA has announced four health disparity initiatives that will receive a quarter of $150,000. The programs tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, [...]
ICER Releases Draft Evidence Report for AstraZeneca’s Asthma Drug
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) recently published its draft evidence report for asthma drug tezepelumab. The monoclonal [...]
HTAs Fail to Address Healthcare Disparities in Value Assessments
Health and healthcare disparities continue to impact care and outcomes in diverse patient populations. Health technology assessments (HTAs) fail to [...]
Harvard Researcher Discusses the Surprising Role of Barbershops in Healthcare
Dr. Bapu Jena highlights the surprising link between barbershops and trust in healthcare. Could barbershops improve health equity? “Bapu Jena [...]
ISPOR Seeks Survey Respondents to Identify Key HEOR Trends
The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) has issued a survey to understand key trends in health [...]
AWS Leader Discusses Improving Patient Outcomes Using Predictive AI, Machine Learning, and Data Interoperability Tools
Phoebe Yang, general manager for nonprofit healthcare at Amazon Web Services (AWS), shares her thoughts on how modern tools, including artificial intelligence, [...]
JAMA Healthcare Spending Report Highlights Racial Disparities
Researchers at Seattle’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation published an article in JAMA on healthcare spending in the United [...]
New Report Reveals Biased Algorithms Leading to Downstream Consequences in Healthcare
Algorithms are used throughout health systems, such as in identifying high-risk patients and assessing healthcare needs. Now, a report details [...]
PHAR President and Health Economics Director Discuss the Inherent Racism in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
PHAR President and Founder Dr. Michael Broder and Director of Health Economics Jesse Ortendahl shared their thoughts on how cost-effectiveness [...]
Effective Value-Based Healthcare Requires Rejecting Inferior Approaches and Promoting Health Equity
Although many approaches to value-based healthcare have been proposed or implemented in recent years, not all of them adequately address [...]
Researchers Identify Biased Algorithms Prevalent Throughout the US Healthcare Industry
University of Chicago researchers found that biased healthcare algorithms are affecting patient care in hospital settings, as well as interactions [...]
Johns Hopkins Researchers Discuss Burden of Ultra-Expensive Drugs on Medicare as Spending Increases 1,170%
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published an article on a select category of medications: ultra-expensive [...]
ICER Publishes Fairness Assessment Protocol in New Healthcare Equity Initiative
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) will begin considering barriers to drug access in an effort to promote [...]
FDA Office of Health Equity Leader Discusses Diversity in Clinical Trials
Associate Commissioner for Minority Health and Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) at the FDA RADM [...]
New Study Examines Cost-Effectiveness, Equity, Caregiver Burden, and Other Value Elements in 20 ICER Reports
A new article, published in the Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy, examines 32 value elements, including health equity [...]
New Study Highlights Impact of Women Leaders Throughout Companies
As women have been promoted to top-level positions, positive consequences including more profitable companies and better customer experiences have been [...]