Expediting breakthrough medical device reimbursement has become a recent public policy issue. This paper provides evidence of the value of faster reimbursement of new medical devices using a comprehensive dataset of past approved devices. The estimation considers the...
This issue brief reviews the evidence-base to assess the impact of HR 5376 on drug innovation and patient health. A large academic literature estimates the effect of future drug revenues on R&D spending and finds that on average that a 1 percent reduction in...
There exists a large scientific literature on the value of improved health and how to incorporate that value into policy and decision making where activities impact health outcomes. The purpose of this policy brief is to review literature on the value of health in...