Bill Smith, Ph.D.
Sr Director and Fellow, Life Sciences Initiative, Pioneer Institute
Senior Fellow and Director of Pioneer Life Sciences Initiative at the Pioneer Institute
Sept. 28, 2023
QALY Update
Bill Smith, Director of the Life Sciences Initiative at the Pioneer Institute, dives into the so-called update to ICER’s value assessment framework; Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers explained earlier this year why she was against the QALY...
July 18, 2023
340B Fallout + Cancer Drug Shortages
Bill Smith, Senior Fellow at the Pioneer Institute, explains a ruling from the Supreme Court regarding the 340B program; Patients Rising Now’s briefing on Accelerated Approval will be held Monday, July 24th; Ted Okon, Executive Director of the...
April 25, 2023
PBM Lawsuit; How QALYs Discriminate
A new book from Dr. Bill Smith of the Pioneer Institute outlines how quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) discriminate against patients and threaten rare disease innovation; Antonio Ciaccia breaks down Ohio’s lawsuit against PBMs and the issue of...