The New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (New England CEPAC) is a nationally-recognized independent appraisal committee. The New England CEPAC convenes three times each year at public meetings to review objective evidence reports and develop recommendations for how stakeholders can apply evidence to improve the quality and value of health care.
New England CEPAC directly engages clinicians, patients, and payers during public meetings to discuss implications of the evidence for clinical decision-making and coverage policies. Application of evidence takes shape through new medical policies, benefit designs, and patient and clinician tools to improve clinical care and patient outcomes. All members of the New England CEPAC must meet ICER’s criteria for Conflict of Interest.
Jason H. Wasfy, MD, MPhil
New England CEPAC Chair; Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center
Robert H. Aseltine, Jr., PhD
UCONN Health
Rena Conti, PhD
Boston University
Austin Frakt, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System
Marthe Gold, MD, MPH
CUNY School of Medicine
Megan Golden, JD
Mission:Cure
George Goshua, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
Claudio W. Gualtieri, JD
Health and Human Services, Office of Policy Management (OPM)
Rebecca Kirch, JD
Health Care Quality and Value for the NPAF
Stephen Kogut, PhD, MBA RPh
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Donald Kreis, JD
New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate
Tara Lavelle, PhD
Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Tufts Medical Center
Kimberly Lenz, PharmD, MBA, FAMCP
University of Massachusetts Medical School Commonwealth Medicine Division
Greg Low, RPh, PhD
MGPO Pharmacy Quality and Utilization Program
Aaron Mitchell, MD, MPH
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Stephanie Nichols, PharmD, MPH, BCPP, BCPS, FCCP
University of New England College of Pharmacy
Brian P. O’Sullivan, MD
Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Leslie Ochs, PharmD, PhD, MSPH
University of New England College of Pharmacy
Jeanne Ryer, MSc, EdD
NH Citizens Health Initiative
Jason L. Schwartz, PhD
Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health