Contributor: The Role of Dynamic Pricing in Health Technology Assessment for MDD
Incorporating dynamic pricing into cost-effectiveness analysis could offer significant benefits for equity in health care.
The life cycle of a drug encompasses phases of market exclusivity, competition, and eventual patent expiration, each influencing its pricing. Health technology assessment (HTA) plays a critical role in evaluating the cost-effectiveness and broader value of these drugs, shaping decisions on access and reimbursement. However, conventional HTA models often overlook how a drug’s price evolves over time,
Conventional HTA assessments generally assume static prices, which can misrepresent a drug’s long-term value.
Recognizing the importance of dynamic pricing, we applied it to the
Incorporating dynamic pricing into cost-effectiveness analysis could offer significant benefits for equity in health care. More precise cost-effectiveness estimates enable policy makers and payers to allocate resources toward treatments with the best long-term value, promoting equitable access to essential therapies across diverse patient populations. For Medicaid and other government-funded insurance programs, this approach could help ensure that high-cost therapies are covered, even as prices fluctuate, supporting sustainable coverage for the people who need it most.
Incorporating dynamic pricing allows cost-effectiveness models to more accurately reflect drug costs in economic evaluations, ultimately improving resource allocation and treatment access for diverse patient groups. Although challenges remain—including data gaps and uncertainties with novel treatments—dynamic pricing has the potential to enhance efficiency in health care.
References
1. Whittington MD, Neumann PJ, Cohen JT, Campbell JD. The case for including dynamic drug pricing in cost-effectiveness analyses under the IRA. Health Affairs Forefront. October 18, 2023. Accessed November 18, 2024.
2. McQueen RB, Anderson KE, Levy JF, Carlson JJ. Incorporating dynamic pricing in cost-effectiveness analysis: are known unknowns valuable? PharmacoEconomics. 2023;41(3):321-327. doi:10.1007/s40273-022-01230-x
3.Neumann PJ, Podolsky MI, Basu A, Ollendorf DA, Cohen JT. Do cost-effectiveness analyses account for drug genericization? a literature review and assessment of implications. Value Health. 2022;25(1):59-68. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2021.06.014
4. MDD value model: an open source value model for MDD. Center for Innovation & Value Research. Accessed November 18, 2024.
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