HHS Drug Pricing Plan: Mum On National Cost Effectiveness Program, Cautious On QALYs
Executive Summary
Biopharma likely approves of the Administration’s concern that QALYs, a commonly used metric in cost effectiveness evaluations, may not be appropriate for drug pricing reform policies because it could disadvantage people with disabilities.
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