The American Society of Health Economists has issued a call for abstracts as it prepares for its 8th annual ASHEcon event June 23-26 in Washington. According to ASHEcon, sessions and abstracts will be accepted for consideration through Nov. 26. The theme for this year's conference, The Crossroads […]
Sen. Blumenthal Proposes Bill to Combat Price Gouging in Pharma
Sen. Richard Blumenthal proposed a bill that would bestow new powers to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to combat price gouging in the pharmaceutical industry, the Hartford Courant reports. Announced during a press conference Monday, the bill, the Cure […]
NPC President: Paying for Value ‘Infinitely More Difficult to Execute’
While value-based payments are conceptually easy to understand, the implementation of alternative payment models is "infinitely more difficult to execute," National Pharmaceutical Council President Dan Leonard says in a recent article published on Chain Drug Review. "Value is even harder to capture […]
ResearchAndMarkets.Com Offers Global HEOR Services Report
ResearchAndMarket.Com is now offering the "Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Services - Procurement Market Intelligence Report," according to a press release. The press release states the report offers "actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance" in the […]
CHPRE’s Nichols Remembers Uwe Reinhardt
Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics Director Len Nichols offered a tribute to former health economics titan Uwe Reinhardt, who died in November 2017, during the conclusion of a recent AcademyHealth meeting, the Incidental Economist reports. Nichols said Reinhardt was a student of all […]
Stanford’s Victor Fuchs Celebrates New Book
Stanford professor of health research and policy and of economics Victor Fuchs recently discussed his career and new book to a crowd of some 100 fans. His book, "Health Economics and Policy: Selected Writings," brings together a collection of his works he said are both "relevant and balance," […]
Paperback Version of 'How Economics Professors Can Stop Failing Us: The Discipline at a Crossroads' Now Available
A paperback version of "How Economics Professors Can Stop Failing Us: The Discipline at a Crossroads" is now available for purchase. Amazon is offering a promotional discount for the almost 400-page book by Steven Payson for $36.80. The Kindle version is being sold for $31.36 under the same […]
Berkely School of Public Health Names Interim Dean
Professor of health economics and Kaiser Permanente endowed chair in health policy and management William Dow has been named UC Berkeley's School of Public Health's interim dean of public health. According to a press release, Dow will assume the role beginning July 1. Chancellor Carol Christ and […]
McKesson’s Sarah Alwardt Expands on HEOR, Value of RWE
McKesson Health Informatics and HEOR Vice President Sarah Alwardt expanded on how health economics and outcomes research works, and what real-world evidence brings to the table for biopharma clinical development and commercialization process. Below are two excerpts from a Q&A with Alwardt from […]
ISPOR Announces Webinar Reviewing Top 10 HEOR Trends
The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) on Tuesday announced its upcoming webinar, "Top 10 Trends in Health Economics and Outcomes Research." The one-hour webinar is slated to begin 11 a.m. EDT March 27. According to a press release, the webinar will "provide […]
