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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · 1d

4.2 million people may lose coverage if Congress doesn't extend premium subsidies for ACA plans.

“These are your friends, neighbors, and colleagues who [will] lose insurance, and their health [will] suffer as a result.”— @rachelwerner.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com.
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This Shutdown Fight Has Life-or-Death Consequences

At the heart of the fight over the government shutdown is the fate of health insurance for millions of Americans who may soon face an impossible choice: accept a significant increase in their premiums...

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · 2d

Was great fun to write this with Sarah Emond! A value-based approach could be used to reduce traditional access barriers and possibly mitigate back-end legislative remedies...

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) @icer-review.bsky.social · 2d

How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner’s new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients -- a new Health Affairs Scholar paper by ICER President and CEO Sarah Emond and Chief Scientific Officer Dan Ollendorf: tinyurl.com/32bexcd9

How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner's new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients

Abstract. The FDA Commissioner's new National Priority Voucher program seeks to accelerate drug approvals for products meeting certain criteria. Interestin

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 7d

Val and I checked repeatedly because we simply couldn't believe no national or local news organizations covered this letter from 18 AGs in support of trans youth care and against FTC overreach.

If you find any stories, let us know, but it seems to be our exclusive.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 7d

On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US.

And nobody covered it.

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State AGs Defend Trans Americans in Stunning Rebuke to Trump’s FTC — Assigned

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.

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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) @icer-review.bsky.social · 9d

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Vaccines for COVID-19: tinyurl.com/2tfn5pme

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Vaccines for COVID-19 - ICER

Report will be subject of New England CEPAC meeting in June 2026.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · 13d

There's one typo, referring to the combo vaccine as "MMRW"...

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 14d

A new paper led by Harvard Health Policy PhD student Ye Shen finds that, in the current policy environment, more than six in ten kids will have been enrolled in Medicaid for some period of time by their 18th birthday; the program is absolutley critical for children.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20d

Here’s what a Ball State University employee said that led to their termination:

Suzanne Swierc

Let me be clear: if you think Charlie Kirk was a wonderful person, we can't be friends.
His death is a tragedy, and I can and do feel for his wife and children.
I believe in the Resurrection, and while it's difficult, I can and do pray for his soul.
Charlie Kirk's death is a reflection of the violence, fear, and hatred he sowed. It does not excuse his death, AND it's a sad truth.
The shooting is a tragedy, and I can and do feel for a college campus experiencing an active shooter situation.
The deaths of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the children shot and killed in Minneapolis last month, and the children shot in Colorado today are all tragedies that also deserve your attention.
Charlie Kirk excused the deaths of children in the name of the second amendment.

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Aug 18

Make your voice heard -- your opportunity to comment coming up! @htaiorg.bsky.social @cda-amc.bsky.social @nicecomms.bsky.social

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) @icer-review.bsky.social · Aug 18

The first HEMA Draft Report will be published on September 24th, which will be open to public comment until October 15th.

Mark your calendars and submit your public comments via [email protected]!

Learn more: hemamethods.org

Health Economics Methods Advisory

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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) @icer-review.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Health Economics Methods Advisory (HEMA) has a new website! hemamethods.org

HEMA was convened by leaders at 3 global HTA organizations: ICER, @nicecomms.bsky.social, and @cda-amc.bsky.social
to critically and independently examine and assess new methods and processes.

Health Economics Methods Advisory

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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) @icer-review.bsky.social · Aug 18

The first HEMA Draft Report will be published on September 24th, which will be open to public comment until October 15th.

Mark your calendars and submit your public comments via [email protected]!

Learn more: hemamethods.org

Health Economics Methods Advisory

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Aug 4

New @healthaffairs.bsky.social paper on how CMS can integrate formal aspects of #HTA, much of which is patterned after @icer-review.bsky.social practices! Many thanks to @commonwealthfund.org for their support. @basucally.bsky.social @leah-rand.bsky.social
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Health Technology Assessment, Again: A Transparent, Evidence-Based Approach For CMS Drug Price Negotiations | Health Affairs Journal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can now negotiate the prices of a set of drugs that represent significant Medicare expenditures. The long-term success of negotiations will depend ...

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Aug 4

New @healthaffairs.bsky.social paper on how CMS can integrate formal aspects of #HTA, much of which is patterned after @icer-review.bsky.social practices! Many thanks to @commonwealthfund.org for their support. @basucally.bsky.social @leah-rand.bsky.social
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Health Technology Assessment, Again: A Transparent, Evidence-Based Approach For CMS Drug Price Negotiations | Health Affairs Journal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can now negotiate the prices of a set of drugs that represent significant Medicare expenditures. The long-term success of negotiations will depend ...

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Aug 4

New @healthaffairs.bsky.social paper on how CMS can integrate formal aspects of #HTA, much of which is patterned after @icer-review.bsky.social practices! Many thanks to @commonwealthfund.org for their support. @basucally.bsky.social @leah-rand.bsky.social
www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Health Technology Assessment, Again: A Transparent, Evidence-Based Approach For CMS Drug Price Negotiations | Health Affairs Journal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can now negotiate the prices of a set of drugs that represent significant Medicare expenditures. The long-term success of negotiations will depend ...

www.healthaffairs.org

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Aug 4

#RIP to a kind, intelligent, and thoughtful researcher and evidence advocate. But as you can see from this @nytimes.com piece, also a true leader to the end:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/h...

A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn’t the Last Hard Choice.

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CEVR @tuftscevr.bsky.social · Jul 23

Great application of our CEA Registry at the #Vanderbilt Center for Health Economic Modeling: 11 international fellows from #LMICs used the Registry to conduct CEAs of public health interventions.

Read more at: tinyurl.com/88varaue

@peterneumann11.bsky.social #ISPOR

VUMC researchers host international fellows for economic evaluation, decision science training

Vanderbilt recently hosted 11 international fellows to provide training to help them address public health issues in their home countries.

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CEVR @tuftscevr.bsky.social · Jul 18

Two weeks left to apply: Earn your #HEOR Certificate online from @tufts.edu with globally-recognized faculty like @peterneumann11.bsky.social, @dano-hta.bsky.social, James Chambers, and more from CEVR. Apply today!

Deadline is Aug. 1.

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Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program - Tufts CTSI

Overview The Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Graduate Program is delighted to offer an accredited Certificate Program in Health ...

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · Jul 8

The Medsky feed is close to 200 likes, so if you can please support by liking, sharing, and pinning it!

I know this sounds silly but the more engagement the feed receives the more likely it is that people will see there’s a dedicated space on Bluesky to discuss and share healthcare information.

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Jul 2

Importantly, much work still to be done to explore the applicability of available frameworks and integration into #HTA processes. I look forward to the work ahead.

CEVR @tuftscevr.bsky.social · Jul 2

Traditional #valueassessment lacks methods to evaluate #oncology combination txs, posing challenges for drugmakers, HTA bodies, and payers.

In a new commentary in Frontiers in Pharmacology, CEVR’s Dan Ollendorf et al explore available frameworks and chart a path forward: tinyurl.com/kh84ueb4

Frontiers | Value attribution for oncology combination regimens: going beyond frameworks to balance innovation, access, and affordability

Combination therapies are a mainstay in cancer treatment, but reimbursement access can be limited, owing to complexities around value assessment and pricing,...

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CEVR @tuftscevr.bsky.social · Jul 2

Traditional #valueassessment lacks methods to evaluate #oncology combination txs, posing challenges for drugmakers, HTA bodies, and payers.

In a new commentary in Frontiers in Pharmacology, CEVR’s Dan Ollendorf et al explore available frameworks and chart a path forward: tinyurl.com/kh84ueb4

Frontiers | Value attribution for oncology combination regimens: going beyond frameworks to balance innovation, access, and affordability

Combination therapies are a mainstay in cancer treatment, but reimbursement access can be limited, owing to complexities around value assessment and pricing,...

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Peter Neumann @peterneumann11.bsky.social · Jun 17

Pleased to introduce the 2025 cohort of the Tufts-CEVR CEA Registry Summer Fellowship Program, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

cevr.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/news/2025-ce... @tuftscevr.bsky.social @pattysynnott.bsky.social

CEVR Welcomes 2025 CEA Registry Summer Fellows - Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health

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Dan Ollendorf @dano-hta.bsky.social · Jun 10

Excited to contribute to a special issue of @BMJ_EBM, offering timely analysis on India’s experience of institutionalizing health technology assessment, with lessons for other LMICs.
Read on to see an adaptation of a @icer-review.bsky.social HTA report for the Indian context! ⬇
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Celebrating Ten Years of the international Decision Support Initiative

Over the last decade, iDSI has partnered with countries to develop evidence-informed priority-setting institutions and processes. Read our blog for a summary of key successes, challenges, and lessons ...

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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) @icer-review.bsky.social · Jun 9

This Friday -- at 12 PM ET join us for the virtual public meeting on the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of tolebrutinib (made by Sanofi) for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Register here: shorturl.at/razPI #heor #hta

CTAF June 2025 Public Meeting on Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · Jun 4

The FDA's AI, Elsa, can't even tell you who the FDA leadership is.

Despite being updated thru April 2024, Elsa exclusively listed leaders who have left the FDA, including 3 that retired in 2022-23 and one that left in '21.

More on Elsa (& which version of Claude it uses), only at AI Prognosis: 🖥️🩺

FDA's AI tool, Elsa, is here. 'The stupidest big fuss they ever made'

This is the web edition of STAT's AI Prognosis, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter.

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Peter Neumann @peterneumann11.bsky.social · May 29

We're excited to announce Tufts-CEVR's new partnership with ISPOR to provide free, premium access to the CEA Registry for ISPOR members who are students or researchers in LMICs.

More detail here: cevr.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/news/cevr-is...

@djvanness.bsky.social @tuftscevr.bsky.social

ISPOR Student and LMIC Researcher Members to Receive Free CEA Registry Access under Tufts-CEVR / ISPOR Partnership - Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health

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