1 February 2017 - Dr. Steven Pearson, ICER's President, will present proposed changes during 13 February webinar.

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has posted for public comment proposed updates to its Value Assessment Framework, the conceptual framework and set of associated methods that guides the development of ICER reports on tests, treatments, and delivery system innovations. 

 The proposals are based on a previous public comment period during which ICER received over 50 sets of comments from patient groups, life science companies, insurers, and policymakers, followed by a one-day meeting with over 40 health care stakeholders. The proposed updates also build upon iterative changes made over the past two years as ICER worked with stakeholders to enhance the transparency of the framework and to improve the ability of all parties to participate meaningfully in the report development process and public meetings. 

The update proposals will be open to further public comment for 60 days, following which ICER anticipates posting a final description of updates to the value framework by 15 April. This update will guide the development of ICER reports from 2017-2019.

Read ICER press release