What you can do
Watch
We launched Paying for Cures at a conference featuring national leaders in health care practice and policy. See the whole conference here
Learn
Our research and recommendations, developed by people representing the diversity of the healthcare system—including patient and public advocates—explore the scope of the challenge and propose practical solutions. Get the research and recommendations
NEW ONLINE TOOLS
Check out the Paying for Cures Toolkit: our free new interactive resource to help you explore challenges and plan solutions to financing new cell and gene therapies.
Missed the conference in DC? You can see all the sessions in the conference archive
Further support
Several national organizations are also part of the movement to bring innovative therapies to patients.
American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
Champion
No matter your place and role in the healthcare ecosystem, you can help make durable and potentially curative therapies available to patients and sustainable by the system. Share these resources and incorporate them into your plans and practices.
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Paying for Cures is an initiative of the FoCUS Project at Tufts Medical Center NEWDIGS
Medical research is making significant advances toward treatments that cure major diseases, but these treatments will often entail very high up-front costs. The FoCUS Project seeks to collaboratively address the need for new, innovative financing and reimbursement models for durable therapies in the US that ensure (1) patient access for needed treatments; (2) affordability for public and private payers; and (3) the sustainability of innovation by manufacturers. This multi-stakeholder effort unites developers, providers, regulators, patient advocacy groups, payers from all segments of the US healthcare system, and academics working in healthcare policy, financing, and reimbursement.
FoCUS research and design
- Engaged cross-sector, multi-stakeholder group to identify challenges and cooperatively design sustainable solutions
- Analyzed drug pipeline to understand scale of the challenge
- Described system of “Cure Archetypes” and how different kinds of healthcare payers can support them
- Designed and served as a catalyst for Precision Financing pilots to test real-world application
NEWDIGS Initiative
Center for Biomedical System Design
Tufts Medical Center Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies
800 Washington Street, #63
Boston, MA 02111