Bolstering Our Ability To Value Health Technology: A Few Less-Considered Issues

AcademyHealth’s Michael E. Gluck authors the next in the IVI and Health Affairs blog series. He describes historical public efforts to implement HTA and how it “intersects with all of the major challenges facing US health care: cost, quality, access, equity, social determinants, and the tensions between the country’s dual commitments to innovation and health […]

Fair Prices Should Lead To Fair Access: Why Is The Grand Bargain So Hard?

In a new post in our ongoing blog series with Health Affairs, ICER’s Sarah Emond discusses the challenge of achieving a “grand bargain” in which fair prices and fair access provide optimal benefits to both patients and the health system. At the root, she argues, is the different and sometimes-conflicting perspectives, objectives, and incentives of the […]

IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Wayne Burton

For our first Member Spotlight, we chatted with Dr. Wayne Burton about what he sees as the future of value assessment. Dr. Burton has been with IVI almost since its inception. This interview is an adaptation of a conversation we had with Dr. Burton this fall.     Tell us a little about yourself and […]

IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Andrea Maresca, MPH

Earlier this fall, we sat down with Andrea Maresca, an IVI Board Member, who recently joined our organization. We are thrilled to have an expert in federal and state healthcare policy as part of our organization.       Tell us a little about your background and how you came to be connected with IVI. […]

IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: The Alliance for Aging Research

In late January, we sat down with Michael Ward from of IVI’s newest members, The Alliance for Aging Research. We are so pleased to partner with such a dynamic organization.       Thank you so much for speaking with us today. Could you tell us a little bit about the Alliance for Aging Research? […]

IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Arthritis Foundation

IVI had a chance to sit down with Anna Hyde, Director of Patient Advocacy at the Arthritis Foundation to discuss the organization’s goals and how they are getting involved with value assessment. Tell us a little bit about the Arthritis Foundation and its mission and goals. The Arthritis Foundation is boldly pursuing a cure for […]

IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: The Assistance Fund

Over the summer, we sat down with Stephanie Marshall, Director of Advocacy from The Assistance Fund to learn more about the organization and their priorities for the future of value assessment. Tell us a little about your organization. The Assistance Fund (TAF) is an independent 501(c)3 patient assistance organization. We help patients and families facing […]

The Future Of Value Assessment In A Post-Pandemic United States

We begin our Health Affairs blog series with the Global Liver Institute’s Donna Cryer sharing insights on how the pandemic has altered our views about how we measure value and how it influences access to quality care. Donna offers three axioms for value assessment: 1) We are all connected; 2) We are all essential; and […]

How COVID Can Help Us Refocus On The How And Why Of Value Assessment

Our second post in the Health Affairs blog series explores how value assessment can bridge the gap between healthcare consumption and payment decisions. Mark Linthicum, Darius Lakdawalla, and Chuck Phelps discuss emerging methods to capture scientific spillover, patients’ lived experience, and risk. Read the full blog post here. About the Blog Series The Innovation and […]

The US Should Change Payment To Make Health Care More Equitable

The Health Affairs series continues with a post by Amol Navathe, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and Joshua Laio examining how fee for service and risk-based payments fuel inequities and four ways we can set an explicit intention to use payments to eradicate inequities. The authors’ four recommendations: Form diverse coalitions with shared principles focused on payment Create equity […]