Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy

BACKGROUND: Migraine is the second most common cause of disability worldwide. Understanding the relationship between migraine and employment status is critical for policymakers, as disability-related unemployment is associated with eligibil…

BACKGROUND: U.S. value framework developers such as the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) use cost-effectiveness analysis to value new health care technologies. Often, these value assessment frameworks use a health system pe…

BackgroundUterine fibroids (UF) affect up to 70%-80% of women by 50 years of age and represent a substantial economic burden on patients and society. Despite the high costs associated with UF, recent studies on the costs of UF-related surgi…

BackgroundOvarian cancer is the tenth most common type of cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among females in the United States. The majority of incident ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed in individuals aged < 65 years, but…

The abstracts presented in this program were originally slated to be presented at the AMCP 2020 meeting in Houston, Texas, April 21-24. The meeting was canceled because of the COVID-19 crisis. In lieu of the scheduled poster presentations, …

BACKGROUND: There has been growing interest in using real-world evidence (RWE) for health technology assessment (HTA) in the United States. The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) is an independent U.S.-based HTA organization …

BackgroundValue assessment reports are increasingly being considered in health care coverage decisions. The inputs included and analytic methodologies underlying these reports should include all components of value.ObjectiveTo determine whe…

There is currently a movement to make economic models more transparent, with some arguing for completely open-source models. However, increasing model transparency raises several logistical challenges, including ownership and funding. This …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a painful chronic inflammatory disease caused by endometrial tissue implanting and growing outside the uterus, resulting in pelvic pain symptoms and subfertility. Treatment imposes a substantial economic burden …

AMCP Nexus 2018: Preparing for the Next Generation of Care in Orlando, Florida, is expected to attract more than 2,400 managed care pharmacists and other health care professionals who manage and evaluate drug therapies, develop and manage n…

BACKGROUND: Characterized by pain symptoms, endometriosis affects women's productivity in their prime working years. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of individual endometriosis symptoms on household chore and employment productivity as me…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects over 10 million women in the United States. Depot leuprolide acetate (LA), a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, has been used extensively for the treatment of women with endometriosis but is associated…