Drug Development/R&D
New medicines lead to improved patient outcomes and societal benefits, but R&D is a long and costly process. Ongoing health economics research aims to find the right balance between incentivising manufacturers to innovate and ensuring affordable access for health systems.
Pricing and Paying for Cures: Early Experience with HTA of Gene Therapy in the USA
28 February 2019
In this OHE Seminar Briefing, Dr Steven Pearson, President of ICER, sets out ICER’s early experiences of using HTA to assess gene therapy in the US,…
Value, Access, and Incentives for Innovation: Policy Perspectives on Alternative Models for Pharmaceutical Rebates
1 March 2019
OHE Research Paper 19/02: The combination of rising drug costs in the US and increasing financial stress for individual patients has triggered intense national concern. One…
Making the Most of Health Data to Deliver Pharmaceutical Innovation: What Are the Legal Barriers?
20 December 2018
OHE publishes a report on the legal barriers to the better use of health data to deliver pharmaceutical innovation.
New Publications: Real-World Evidence for Coverage and Formulary Decisions
7 December 2018
Two articles, published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, explore the use of real-world evidence for coverage and formulary decisions.
Approaches, Challenges and Successful Stories of Multi-indication Pricing in Europe
28 November 2018
Multi-Indication Pricing: Practical Solutions and Steps to Move Forward. A summary of an HTAi panel session.
As UN General Assembly Highlights Tuberculosis Fight, Will BRICS Lead on the R&D Agenda?
26 September 2018
The Center for Global Development and the Office of Health Economics are working on a new approach to drive the next generation of investment for better…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: The People’s Prescription – Re-imagining Health Innovation to Deliver Public Value
7 September 2018
OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Mariana Mazzucato on Re-imagining Health Innovation to Deliver Public Value. 28 September 2018 12:00-2:00pm.
Incentives, Competition, and Pharmaceutical Innovation in Europe: The Case of Direct Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C
26 July 2018
To what extent can R&D incentives, competition and other factors facilitate access to highly valuable and costly pharmaceutical innovations?
How Much Should Society Pay for a New Orphan Drug? A Contribution to this Debate is now Available in a New OHE Research Paper
18 July 2018
What would be the price for an orphan drug that generate rates of return no greater/smaller than the industry average? Is it reasonable?