PhRMA weighs in on ICER reviews reform

24 June 2019
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The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s (ICER), which styles itself as the USA’s cost-effectiveness watchdog for medicines, has been seeking views on how to improve its value assessment framework and methods.

Never one to hold back, the USA’s main trade group, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has had its say on behalf of pharma companies.

PhRMA has called itself a strong supporter of value-driven healthcare, including the use of rigorous value frameworks and evidence to support healthcare decision-making, but it has taken issue with certain ICER methodology.

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