Comment Letter
Comments to FDA on Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness
September 22, 2026
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, JD, Barry Liden, JD
Research
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Comment Letter
Comments to CMS on Payment for Physician-Patient Clinical Trial Discussions
September 15, 2026
Featured Experts: Mireille Jacobson, PhD, Sidra Haye, PhD, Phyllis Barkman Ferrell, DrPH, MBA, Dana Goldman, PhD
Evidence Base
What the Left and Right Both Get Wrong About the NIH
August 24, 2026
Featured Experts: Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
Issue Brief
Fixing the Funnel: Stakeholder Insights on Alzheimer’s Disease Trial Recruitment
August 7, 2026
Featured Experts: Phyllis Barkman Ferrell, DrPH, MBA, Maria-Alice Manetas, Mireille Jacobson, PhD, Desi Peneva, MS
News
Pharmaceutical Spending Is Shifting Away From ‘Me-Too’ Drugs
August 3, 2026
Featured Experts: Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, Boshen Jiao, PhD, MPH
Comment Letter
Comments on FDA’s Proposed Expedited Investigational New Drug Pilot Program
July 28, 2026
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, JD, Barry Liden, JD
Perspective
Alzheimer’s Drugs Deserve a Second Opinion
July 13, 2026
Featured Experts: Paul Aisen, MD, Joseph Grogan, JD
Comment Letter
Comments on Cures in Care Initiative
June 30, 2026
Featured Experts: Mireille Jacobson, PhD, Sidra Haye, PhD, Phyllis Barkman Ferrell, DrPH, MBA, Dana Goldman, PhD, Barry Liden, JD
Perspective
$2 Million Gene Therapy Cures Require a Financing Model
June 15, 2026
Featured Experts: William Padula, PhD
Comment Letter
Comments on the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Pilot Program
June 4, 2026
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, JD
Evidence Base
How Medicare’s Evidence Requirements Create Barriers to Equitable Healthcare Access
June 4, 2026
Featured Experts: Alison Sexton Ward, PhD, Olivia Williams, Barry Liden, JD, Alice Chen, PhD, Desi Peneva, MS, Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
Testimony
Testimony on Making Medicines More Affordable Through Competition
April 16, 2026
Featured Experts: Ryan Long
Comment Letter
Comments on National Coverage Analysis: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Broader CED Policy Considerations
January 14, 2026
Featured Experts: Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, Barry Liden, JD
Perspective
Benchmarking Drug Prices to Inflation Overlooks What Truly Matters: Value
December 22, 2025
Featured Experts: William Padula, PhD
Testimony
Testimony on Accelerating Medical Breakthroughs for American Patients and Their Families
December 9, 2025
Featured Experts: Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
Testimony
Testimony on Maintaining U.S. Biotech Competitiveness and Delivering Lifesaving Cures to Patients
October 29, 2025
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, JD
Perspective
HHS’s Chance to Save Hundreds of Boys
September 14, 2025
Featured Experts: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, PhD
News
Schaeffer Center White Paper Outlines FDA Reforms to Boost Pharmaceutical Innovation and Expand Access
September 11, 2025
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, JD, Barry Liden, JD
White Paper
A Blueprint for FDA: Recommendations to Improve Innovation and Access
September 11, 2025
Featured Experts: Lowell Schiller, JD, Barry Liden, JD
Comment Letter
Comments to USTR on Foreign Nations Freeloading on American-Financed Innovation
June 27, 2025
Featured Experts: Dana Goldman, PhD, Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, Barry Liden, JD