CEVR analyzes the value of strategies to improve health and health care.

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On My Mind - Let Students Use Large Language Models
In May 2024, I argued [1] that journals should encourage authors to use large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, to assist with...
Read more November 5, 2025
From QALYs to Equal Value Life Years: Is Anyone Making the Shift?
From QALYs to Equal Value Life Years: Is Anyone Making the Shift? Antony P. Martin and Peter J. Neumann Over the years, Congress has prohibited Medica...
Read more October 15, 2025
New CEVR Study Examines Coverage Policies for Cell and Gene Therapies
Boston, MA, September 30, 2025 — A new study from the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR) at Tufts Medical Center provides ne...
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Events

CEVR Participation at ISPOR EU 2025
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November 10–12, 2025
CEVR Health Policy Seminar with Boshen Jiao, PhD, MPH
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2:30–3:30 on November 5, 2025
CEVR Health Policy Seminar with Carl Asche, PhD, MSc
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2:00–3:00 on September 30, 2025
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Recent Publications

The Journal of Pediatrics
Rapid Genome Sequencing Compared with a Gene Panel in Critically Ill Infants with a Suspected Genetic Disorder: An Economic Evaluation
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October 31, 2025
JAMA
Variation in US Commercial Health Plan Coverage Restrictions for Cell and Gene Therapies
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September 29, 2025
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Bereavement Experiences Among Parents of Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1
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September 22, 2025
Value In Health
Cost-Effectiveness of the 15 Drugs Selected for Initial Price Applicability Year 2027 by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Drug Price Negotiation Program
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September 10, 2025
Value in Health
Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Work Functioning of Parents of Children Who Have Died of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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September 10, 2025
Vaccine
Family spillover effects in cost-effectiveness analyses of vaccines
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September 19, 2025
Alzheimers & Dementia
Characterizing financial risk from out-of-pocket expenditures across dementia stages
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September 15, 2025
Health Affairs
Health Technology Assessment, Again: A Transparent, Evidence-Based Approach For CMS Drug Price Negotiations
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August 4, 2025
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The CEVR Team

Our team of experienced, dedicated researchers is led by health economists Peter Neumann and Josh Cohen. Together we produce cutting-edge health care cost-effectiveness research.

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Our Databases

Our comprehensive databases provide the information individuals and organizations need to analyze the benefits, risks, and costs of strategies to improve health and health care.

CEA Registry

The CEA Registry is a comprehensive database of 9,080 cost-utility analyses on a wide variety of diseases and treatments.

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Global Health CEA Registry

The GH CEA Registry is the first comprehensive database to compile articles utilizing the “cost-per-DALY averted” metric to measure the efficacy of health interventions.

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SPEC Database

The Specialty Drug Evidence and Coverage (SPEC) Database is a new data resource developed with the goal of providing an empirical basis to commercial payer specialty drug coverage.

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