ICER’s Work

ICER conducts health technology assessments (HTA) – a research process that evaluates how much added benefit a new treatment brings to patients when compared to existing options.


ICER’s Public Process

To do this, ICER works with patient groups, patients and caregivers, clinicians, insurers, and manufacturers to understand the added benefit of the new treatment. Our work is transparent and publicly available on our website, icer.org.

ICER’s Goal

ICER wants the price of treatments to match the benefits that patients and families receive. Treatments that work really well should cost more, while treatments that don’t work as well, should cost less. Treatments that are fairly priced should be easy for patients to access.

ICER’s Independent Funding

To remain independent, ICER receives the majority of our funding from nonprofit foundations to ensure that our research is free from conflicts of interest. We list all our sources of funding here.

The Story of ICER

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Introduction to ICER | Learn about ICER’s work and impact in this introductory guide