Looking forward to heading up North for some quality time with CDA-AMC chums!

A CDC report showing COVID vaccines cut ER visits & hospitalizations by HALF was READY to publish… then delayed. Same methodology used for years. Now critics say it contradicts Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine views. If the science didn’t change… who did?

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Releases Draft Evidence Report on Vaccines for Covid-19: tinyurl.com/4enrmhsf

New report on the impacts of a PhRMA push to delay the time before a drug's price could be negotiated in Medicare: www.citizen.org/article/epic...

Since Liberation Day, a year ago today: * US foreign direct investment is lower * US factories employ 89,000 fewer people * US goods trade deficit is UP 2% @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...

Find all the HEMA report materials here: hemamethods.org/our-research/ You can read the Final Report, the Plain Language Summary, the Public Comments on the Draft Report, HEMA's Response to Public Comments, and a Letter of Dissent.

Our gratitude to the #HEMA writing team and working group for their thoughtfulness, hard work, and professional engagement. We also appreciate the level of public interest (to the tune of ~150 pages of public comment!) in the topic.

Coming up soon! See you there if you'll be there! ✈️

See you there!

On March 17th, @dano-hta.bsky.social will serve as a panelist at the NICE Conference for a session on "International collaboration to develop health technology assessment methods" with NICE's Nick Crabb, CDA's Nicole Mittmann, and Univ of York's Mark Sculpher. Register here: bit.ly/49PQxGd

Coming up soon! Looking forward to the discussion.

Notable for our (1) use of #RWE; and (2) active consultation from a group of awesome UC/CD patients on the development and refinement of our economic model. Read on!

ICER posted a Special Report on Entyvio; this report will be submitted to CMS as part of the 2026 public comment process defined in CMS guidance on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations for price applicability year 2028. Read now:https://shorturl.at/Es7Vl

I'm excited to speak at #NICEConf26, joining friends and colleagues Nick Crabb, Nicole Mittmann, and Mark Sculpher! More information available at: bit.ly/4iApctH, and you can register at: bit.ly/49PQxGd @nicecomms.bsky.social @icer-review.bsky.social #HTA

It's been a true pleasure to co-sponsor this effort with @nicecomms.bsky.social and Canada's Drug Agency. We encourage all stakeholders to read the final report and attend the webinar!

On March 17th, @dano-hta.bsky.social will serve as a panelist at the NICE Conference for a session on "International collaboration to develop health technology assessment methods" with NICE's Nick Crabb, CDA's Nicole Mittmann, and Univ of York's Mark Sculpher. Register here: bit.ly/49PQxGd

Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program. "Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."

COVER UP Trump administration will not share evidence in Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...

ICER's Chief Medical Officer, @davidrind.bsky.social, sat down with Bobby Dubois of the "Live Long & Well with Dr. Bobby" podcast to discuss GLP-1s for obesity management. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...

This is who Trump is: Sick, racist, and completely deranged.

Great article on FL's inability to import lower-priced drugs. As Commissioner Califf notes, this was known. As just one example, FDA's 2019 preliminary regulatory impact assessment flagged this issue. 1/2

“Citizens” Bank. What a joke—when other big banks stopped funding the cretinous companies building private prisons for ICE, Citizens doubled down on their investment. Boycott them now: if you have money with them take it out if you can. www.boycottcitizens.org

Vertex, facing pressure from generics, and compulsory licensing cases, over its super expensive drugs for cystic fibrosis, files comments in the USTR Special 301 case, but claims confidential business information. www.regulations.gov/comment/USTR...

From a friend in Minneapolis, just now:

The government has folded its legal defense of stripping funding from schools with DEI programs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u... THANK YOU, American Federation of Teachers, @aft.org, American Sociological Association, @asanews.bsky.social & Oregon public school district Eugene 4J. (1/2)

Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.’s new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatricians’ guidance instead www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/n...

Make America Healthy Again is a scam part 437

Here, here. "Congress must now also exercise its oversight responsibilities to ensure repairs to FDAs current and future capabilities, infrastructure, human resources, and reputation begin as soon as possible." Big deal coming from investors/companies. www.nopatientleftbehind.org/evidence-bas...

How Lindsey Halligan completely botched the James Comey case. youtube.com/shorts/89r1z...

Sarepta: Enough, For God's Sake | Science | AAAS share.google/WcxLae5lKrqy...

Great conversation on vaccine hesitancy (and all things US vaccine policy) hosted by the folks at @busph.bsky.social yesterday. Here’s the recording www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSCw...

Health Economics Methods Advisory Group Releases Draft Report: Assessing Treatment Benefits in HTA Decision-Making tinyurl.com/yc47dejv

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. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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...

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.

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

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)

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. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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

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

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.

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

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/...

@icer-review.bsky.social @tuftscevr.bsky.social @peterneumann11.bsky.social @pattysynnott.bsky.social

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/...

#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...

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