No Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Methodologies in Proposed CMS Medicare Medication Cost Models

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 119 organizations, led by the Partnership To Improve Patient Care (PIPC),  advocating no use of the QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Years) methodologies in two proposed CMS Medicare Medication Cost Models – GUARD and GLOBE. Available here are the two February 23 PIPC letters to CMS on GUARD and GLOBE models.