Author: Avalon Health Economics LLC

CEO John Schneider will be speaking at Research! America’s Medical Innovation 101 February briefing on Capitol Hill with Dr. Keith R. Yamamoto, Director of Precision Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Joe V. Selby, Executive Director at PCORI, and others.

Avalon CEO John Schneider will be speaking at the 4th Annual Conference on Health Outcomes, Data Communications, Market Access and Value-Based Contracting in Philadelphia, January 22-24, 2018.

Avalon CEO John Schneider will be presenting on the panel of “Blockchain Use-Cases, Brainstorm: Replacing the Middleman: Healthcare, Retail, Finance and More” at the Blockchain Economic Forum 2017 in NYC on October 31st.

In our work in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) for the life sciences, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, we must maintain close ties with our colleagues and stay up to date with the latest thinking on methods of technology assessment, trends in coverage decisions, and relevant changes in the policy and economic environment...

John Schneider & Andrew Briggs will be teaching the Economics of Diagnostics Introduction Course on Sunday afternoon (1:00pm-5:00pm). Come say hi or sign up for the course! Let us know if you would like to schedule a time to meet in Vienna.

Avalon Health Economics Presents: Symposium on Emerging Trends in U.S. Health Economic Evaluation: A Closer Look at the Role of Cost Effectiveness in U.S. Market Access Tuesday, May 9th at the Hyatt Regency in Morristown, NJ The past year has been a tumultuous time for US health economics, characterized by the confluence of at least six...

There have been some negative reports recently regarding the pricing practices of some pharmaceutical companies. However, it is important to give at least equal consideration to the value derived from the intensive level of research and development undertaken by the biopharmaceutical industry in the U.S. The invention of new products and processes has been shown...

Although there are a large number of public and private payers in the U.S., medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers generally focus on two types of payers: (1) Medicare, which is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and covers individuals ages ≥ 65; and (2) private commercial payers (e.g., Blue Cross and...

In recent years, there has been a shift in U.S. health care markets to a broader, population-based perspective when assessing the costs and benefits of medical innovation. Cost effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis results can look quite different when viewed from the perspective of a health system or an accountable care organization, and can...

Hospitals in the U.S. spend an estimated 40% of their annual budgets on supplies, medical devices and equipment alone.[1, 2] According to the American Hospital Association, in 2015 total expenditures by U.S. hospitals was $808 billion.[3] That implies that if the 40% supply and equipment estimate is correct, hospitals are spending more than $320 billion...