ICER to work with VA on its drug price choices and payments

Fierce Pharma ------- ICER, the drug price analysts the industry loves to hate, is getting a chance to practice what it preaches. It will work with the Department of Veterans Affairs on negotiating the prices the VA will pay for drugs. The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) said Tuesday it will help the VA’s pharmacy benefits management services office use ICER drug price assessment reports to decide which drugs to cover and to dicker with drugmakers and wholesalers on price. “Our mission has always been to support a more effective, affordable, and just healthcare system by providing objective analysis of the effectiveness and value of different care options," said ICER President Steven Pearson, M.D., in a release. "We are therefore very proud to begin a concerted effort to work with, and learn from, the pharmacy team at the VA." To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.