Preparing for tomorrow: Defining a future agenda.
Brian O'MahonyOlivier WongHermann EichlerPeter NeumannKatarina Steen CarlssonDeclan NoonePublished in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2022)
Gene therapy will be the first long-term therapy with potential to produce a functional cure for haemophilia. As a single dose ('once-and-done') therapy with significant uncertainties regarding impact and duration of factor expression, flexibility and adaptability of (1) value framework, (2) health technology assessment (HTA) methodology, and (3) development of alternative payment models will be needed for adoption of this new technology and to facilitate transparent decision-making to support its implementation. The responsibility for each of these currently lies with distinct entities, underscoring a need for enhanced collaboration between all stakeholders, as expanded engagement by key stakeholders will be critical to optimizing the assessment of value, enabling an optimised approach to HTA, and opening receptivity to new and innovative payment models. This supplement issue describes important considerations for a gene therapy 'toolkit', highlighting key considerations for each of the aforementioned tools, which will be useful for guiding decision-making regarding gene therapy as a novel treatment modality. In this article, we outline how the tools presented in this supplement can be applied as part of a framework to address the requirements of the relevant stakeholders, including payers, manufacturers, treaters, and patients. The paper also provides an illustrative example of how to understand the features of alternative payment models depending on the organization of and payment for healthcare.
Keyphrases
- gene therapy
- healthcare
- decision making
- health insurance
- affordable care act
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- poor prognosis
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- social media
- stem cells
- health information
- long non coding rna
- electronic health record
- patient reported
- replacement therapy