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One approach CMS has is the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model. Under the CGT Access Model, CMS (at the federal level) will negotiates outcomes based agreements (OBAs) with manufacturers, which will include pricing terms and outcomes to be evaluated. Then states can elect to participate in the contract terms negotiated by CMS or…
This is the question I–along with co-authors Syvart Dennen, Priti Pednekar , Kelly Birch, Menaka Bhor, Julie Kanter , and Peter Neumann–aim to answer in our new paper in JMCP. The full title is: “For which diseases do broader value elements matter most? An evaluation across 20 ICER evidence reports“. The abstract is below. BACKGROUND: U.S.…
I provide the answer to this question in a recent paper in Current Medical Research & Opinion with co-authors Howard Thom, Edna Keeney, Daisy Gaunt, Lauren Zhao, Menaka Bhor, Avery Rizio, Lanetta Bronté-Hall and Nirmish Shah. The abstract is below. AimSickle cell disease (SCD) is a lifelong blood disorder affecting approximately 100,000 individuals in the…
“Crizanlizumab and comparators for adults with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis” is the title of a paper recently published in BMJ Open with co-authors Howard Thom, Jeroen Jansen, Lauren Zhao, George Joseph, Hung-Yuan Cheng, Subhajit Gupta, and Nirmish Shah. The abstract is below. Objectives Treatment options for preventing vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) among…