CHOICE PhD students receive Garrison endowed prize<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCongratulations to CHOICE PhD students\u00a0Karris Jeon\u00a0and\u00a0Ron Dickerson, recipients of the 2026 Louis Sr. and Marilyn Garrison Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics. Established by Lou and Fran Garrison in honor of Lou\u2019s parents, the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 2, 2026<\/div>\nDr. Kyu Lee Awarded NIH\/NIAID K01 Career Development Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Kyu](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyu-Eun-Lee-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nUniversity of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 1, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE Certificate Programs: New Names, Same Excellence \u2014 Applications Now Open for Fall 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE is pleased to announce that applications are open for our two certificate programs for Fall 2026, now featuring updated names that better reflect each program’s focus and application in today’s healthcare landscape. New program…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 26, 2026<\/div>\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 19, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE Fellows Contribute to Pediatric Dermatology Research<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nKevin Li, PharmD, MS, and Jonathan Luong, PharmD, MS, collaborated with CHOICE Emeritus Professor Beth Devine on a new systematic literature review and network meta-analysis examining biologic treatments for adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Their…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 13, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE at ISPOR 2026: Celebrating Our Community on a National Stage<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe CHOICE Institute will be well-represented at the 2026 ISPOR Annual Conference \u2014 the premier gathering of the global health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) community \u2014 taking place May 17\u201320 in Philadelphia. Faculty, fellows,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 27, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAN-SULLIVAN-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nHonor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 23, 2026<\/div>\nWashington\u2019s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nApril 20, 2026 Alden Woods UW News It took less than 22 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for a fast-acting, highly effective treatment to become available.\u00a0Modern drugs are more than…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 1, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE Institute Research Named Finalist for National Health Policy Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nDr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Associate Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a finalist\u2014alongside her co-authors\u2014for the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation\u2019s Policy Research Award….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 18, 2026<\/div>\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 10, 2026<\/div>\nEvidence\u2011Informed Policy for Better Population Health Outcomes<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE Institute Assistant Professor, Dr. No\u00e9mi Kreif was invited to deliver a keynote lecture in December 2025 at Corvinus University of Budapest – her alma mater – at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 24, 2026<\/div>\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 11, 2026<\/div>\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 27, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy Co-Authors New JAMA Health Forum Article Calling for a National Strategy to Eliminate Hepatitis C<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Lou](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/LOU-GARRISON-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nA new article published in JAMA Health Forum outlines a path forward for eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United States, emphasizing the need for coordinated, multi-stakeholder action to turn curative science into real-world…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 13, 2026<\/div>\nThe Costs of Dementia Begin Long Before the Diagnosis<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jing](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jing_Li_Headshot-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nBy the time dementia becomes visible in daily life, the financial consequences may already be well underway. Years before a diagnosis, subtle changes in memory and judgment can begin to interfere with how people manage…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 25, 2025<\/div>\nLou Garrison Explores Global Pricing and Access Strategies in Athens<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE Institute Professor Emeritus Lou Garrison organized a session on value and access at the ACCESS Forum EU25 in Athens, alongside colleagues John Yfantopoulos (Emeritus Professor, University of Athens), Kavita Patel (General Manager, Roche Hellas),…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 19, 2025<\/div>\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 20, 2025<\/div>\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Anirban](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANIRBAN_HOMEPAGE-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAnirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 26, 2025<\/div>\nThe CHOICE Institute 30th Anniversary Edition Annual Report Now Available<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAccess the report.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 2, 2025<\/div>\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAre new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 1, 2025<\/div>\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Celebrating](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/STUDENT-STORY-HERO-GRAPHIC-feature-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAt the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 24, 2025<\/div>\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Hui-Hsuan](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/HUI-HSUAN-CHAN-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 12, 2025<\/div>\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Manpreet](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/MANPREET-DHANKAR-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nWe\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 7, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Figure.](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/CML-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nIn their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 11, 2025<\/div>\nJennifer Bacci and CHOICE PhD Student Debunk Myths About Pharmacists and Pediatric Care<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jenny](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jenny-Bacci-1-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCan pharmacists improve childhood vaccination rates without disrupting well-child visits? According to CHOICE PhD student Dr. Shiven Bhardwaj and Dr. Jennifer Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice \u2013 the latest research looks…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 11, 2025<\/div>\nJing Li Reveals Impact of Pharma Marketing on Medicare Expenditure and Prescribing<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jing](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jing-Li-story-crop-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nIn a recent article from the Journal of Public Economics, Dr. Jing Li \u2013 associate professor of health economics and Associate Director of The CHOICE Institute \u2013 examines the impact of direct-to-physician marketing payments from…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 8, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE PhD Student Predicts 13 of 15 Drugs Selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Emma](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Cousin-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nLast autumn, CHOICE Institute PhD student Dr. Emma Cousin (PharmD, \u201822) \u2013 alongside pharmacy faculty members Dr. Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy and Dr. Ryan Hansen, pharmacy department chair \u2013 published an article in the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 30, 2025<\/div>\nNew Research Highlights the Full Economic Burden of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Julia](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Julia-Fox-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nA recent study published in Value in Health\u00a0by Julia Fox – a 3rd\u00a0year PhD student at the CHOICE Institute – and coauthors reveals the staggering indirect costs of Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), emphasizing the financial impact…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 20, 2024<\/div>\nGarrison Speaks on Global Access to Medicines and Pricing in China<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Lou](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/garrison-story-feature-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nProfessor Emeritus Lou Garrison recently visited China to give four talks on pharmaceutical market design and global differential pricing. He gave the keynote address for a new book launch at China Europe International Business School…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 17, 2024<\/div>\nAnirban Basu publishes JAMA article on Mitigating Clinical Algorithmic Discrimination<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Anirban](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anirban-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThere is significant concern that the growing use of algorithms in clinical practice can exacerbate health disparities by perpetuating discriminatory recommendations embedded in such algorithms.<\/p>\n
In a recent Viewpoint article published in JAMA Health Forum, Anirban Basu \u2013 Professor of Health Economics and Stergachis…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 5, 2024<\/div>\nCHOICE PhD Student Authors Paper on Drugs Anticipated to be Selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program in 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Emma](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Cousin_2024-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCHOICE Institute PhD student Emma M. Cousin, PharmD, and Professor Sean D. Sullivan, BScPharm, PhD, published an article in the October 2024 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy titled \u201cDrugs Anticipated…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 19, 2024<\/div>\nThe 2025 Western PharmacoEconomics Conference registration and abstract submission now open!<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nHosted by The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics (CHOICE) Institute\u00a0at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, this biennial conference will be held in person from Monday, March 31, 2025, at 4:30 PM PST,\u00a0to\u00a0Wednesday,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 18, 2024<\/div>\nHow should we use genomics to screen for risk of colon cancer?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nIn a new publication in Genetics in Medicine, recent CHOICE graduate Joyce Jiang, PhD, evaluated the cost effectiveness of screening the general population for risk of colon cancer using genomic sequencing. Dr. Jiang studied two…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 4, 2024<\/div>\nFaculty Published in the Journal of Health Economics: Impact of Medicare Payment for Advance Care Planning<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nDr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics at the CHOICE Institute, has led a study recently published in the Journal of Health Economics on the first national impact evaluation of Medicare payment of advance…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 4, 2024<\/div>\nThe CHOICE Institute Partners with Truveta to Advance Health Economics and Outcomes Research<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nTruveta will enable The CHOICE Institute with complete, timely, and clean real-world data to improve patient care and advance medicine. The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute at the University of Washington\u2019s School…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 9, 2024<\/div>\nJennifer Bacci Named a 2024 NAM Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jenny](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/bacci_jennifer-cropped-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the UW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Jennifer Bacci, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, as one of seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 5, 2024<\/div>\nAnirban Basu to Serve on the Advisory Council for the State of Illinois<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nProfessor Anirban Basu, the Stergachis Family Endowed Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been appointed as a standing member to serve on the Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 5, 2024<\/div>\nSoP Ranked Among the Best Pharmacy Institutes Worldwide, According to ScholarGPS<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington was recognized as the third highest-ranked institute in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in the world based on its lifetime productivity, by ScholarGPS. Sean Sullivan, a Professor…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 15, 2024<\/div>\nTwo UW researchers named AAAS Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Andy](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stergachis_Andy_Preferred_2018_WEB_Square-150x150.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nTwo University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an\u00a0April 18 announcement\u00a0by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 502 newly elected fellows from around the world, who…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 13, 2024<\/div>\nGarrison speaks at HTA Conference in Kazakhstan<\/a><\/h4>\n
Congratulations to CHOICE PhD students\u00a0Karris Jeon\u00a0and\u00a0Ron Dickerson, recipients of the 2026 Louis Sr. and Marilyn Garrison Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics. Established by Lou and Fran Garrison in honor of Lou\u2019s parents, the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Kyu Lee Awarded NIH\/NIAID K01 Career Development Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nUniversity of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 1, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE Certificate Programs: New Names, Same Excellence \u2014 Applications Now Open for Fall 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE is pleased to announce that applications are open for our two certificate programs for Fall 2026, now featuring updated names that better reflect each program’s focus and application in today’s healthcare landscape. New program…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 26, 2026<\/div>\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 19, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE Fellows Contribute to Pediatric Dermatology Research<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nKevin Li, PharmD, MS, and Jonathan Luong, PharmD, MS, collaborated with CHOICE Emeritus Professor Beth Devine on a new systematic literature review and network meta-analysis examining biologic treatments for adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Their…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 13, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE at ISPOR 2026: Celebrating Our Community on a National Stage<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe CHOICE Institute will be well-represented at the 2026 ISPOR Annual Conference \u2014 the premier gathering of the global health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) community \u2014 taking place May 17\u201320 in Philadelphia. Faculty, fellows,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 27, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nHonor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 23, 2026<\/div>\nWashington\u2019s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nApril 20, 2026 Alden Woods UW News It took less than 22 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for a fast-acting, highly effective treatment to become available.\u00a0Modern drugs are more than…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 1, 2026<\/div>\nCHOICE Institute Research Named Finalist for National Health Policy Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nDr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Associate Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a finalist\u2014alongside her co-authors\u2014for the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation\u2019s Policy Research Award….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 18, 2026<\/div>\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 10, 2026<\/div>\nEvidence\u2011Informed Policy for Better Population Health Outcomes<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE Institute Assistant Professor, Dr. No\u00e9mi Kreif was invited to deliver a keynote lecture in December 2025 at Corvinus University of Budapest – her alma mater – at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 24, 2026<\/div>\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 11, 2026<\/div>\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 27, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy Co-Authors New JAMA Health Forum Article Calling for a National Strategy to Eliminate Hepatitis C<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nA new article published in JAMA Health Forum outlines a path forward for eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United States, emphasizing the need for coordinated, multi-stakeholder action to turn curative science into real-world…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 13, 2026<\/div>\nThe Costs of Dementia Begin Long Before the Diagnosis<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nBy the time dementia becomes visible in daily life, the financial consequences may already be well underway. Years before a diagnosis, subtle changes in memory and judgment can begin to interfere with how people manage…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 25, 2025<\/div>\nLou Garrison Explores Global Pricing and Access Strategies in Athens<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE Institute Professor Emeritus Lou Garrison organized a session on value and access at the ACCESS Forum EU25 in Athens, alongside colleagues John Yfantopoulos (Emeritus Professor, University of Athens), Kavita Patel (General Manager, Roche Hellas),…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 19, 2025<\/div>\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 20, 2025<\/div>\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nAnirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 26, 2025<\/div>\nThe CHOICE Institute 30th Anniversary Edition Annual Report Now Available<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAccess the report.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 2, 2025<\/div>\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAre new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 1, 2025<\/div>\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nAt the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 24, 2025<\/div>\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 12, 2025<\/div>\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nWe\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 7, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nIn their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 11, 2025<\/div>\nJennifer Bacci and CHOICE PhD Student Debunk Myths About Pharmacists and Pediatric Care<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nCan pharmacists improve childhood vaccination rates without disrupting well-child visits? According to CHOICE PhD student Dr. Shiven Bhardwaj and Dr. Jennifer Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice \u2013 the latest research looks…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 11, 2025<\/div>\nJing Li Reveals Impact of Pharma Marketing on Medicare Expenditure and Prescribing<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nIn a recent article from the Journal of Public Economics, Dr. Jing Li \u2013 associate professor of health economics and Associate Director of The CHOICE Institute \u2013 examines the impact of direct-to-physician marketing payments from…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 8, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE PhD Student Predicts 13 of 15 Drugs Selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nLast autumn, CHOICE Institute PhD student Dr. Emma Cousin (PharmD, \u201822) \u2013 alongside pharmacy faculty members Dr. Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy and Dr. Ryan Hansen, pharmacy department chair \u2013 published an article in the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 30, 2025<\/div>\nNew Research Highlights the Full Economic Burden of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nA recent study published in Value in Health\u00a0by Julia Fox – a 3rd\u00a0year PhD student at the CHOICE Institute – and coauthors reveals the staggering indirect costs of Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), emphasizing the financial impact…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 20, 2024<\/div>\nGarrison Speaks on Global Access to Medicines and Pricing in China<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nProfessor Emeritus Lou Garrison recently visited China to give four talks on pharmaceutical market design and global differential pricing. He gave the keynote address for a new book launch at China Europe International Business School…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 17, 2024<\/div>\nAnirban Basu publishes JAMA article on Mitigating Clinical Algorithmic Discrimination<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nThere is significant concern that the growing use of algorithms in clinical practice can exacerbate health disparities by perpetuating discriminatory recommendations embedded in such algorithms.<\/p>\n
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Posted: December 5, 2024<\/div>\nCHOICE PhD Student Authors Paper on Drugs Anticipated to be Selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program in 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nCHOICE Institute PhD student Emma M. Cousin, PharmD, and Professor Sean D. Sullivan, BScPharm, PhD, published an article in the October 2024 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy titled \u201cDrugs Anticipated…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 19, 2024<\/div>\nThe 2025 Western PharmacoEconomics Conference registration and abstract submission now open!<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nHosted by The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics (CHOICE) Institute\u00a0at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, this biennial conference will be held in person from Monday, March 31, 2025, at 4:30 PM PST,\u00a0to\u00a0Wednesday,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 18, 2024<\/div>\nHow should we use genomics to screen for risk of colon cancer?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nIn a new publication in Genetics in Medicine, recent CHOICE graduate Joyce Jiang, PhD, evaluated the cost effectiveness of screening the general population for risk of colon cancer using genomic sequencing. Dr. Jiang studied two…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 4, 2024<\/div>\nFaculty Published in the Journal of Health Economics: Impact of Medicare Payment for Advance Care Planning<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nDr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics at the CHOICE Institute, has led a study recently published in the Journal of Health Economics on the first national impact evaluation of Medicare payment of advance…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 4, 2024<\/div>\nThe CHOICE Institute Partners with Truveta to Advance Health Economics and Outcomes Research<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nTruveta will enable The CHOICE Institute with complete, timely, and clean real-world data to improve patient care and advance medicine. The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute at the University of Washington\u2019s School…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 9, 2024<\/div>\nJennifer Bacci Named a 2024 NAM Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the UW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Jennifer Bacci, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, as one of seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 5, 2024<\/div>\nAnirban Basu to Serve on the Advisory Council for the State of Illinois<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nProfessor Anirban Basu, the Stergachis Family Endowed Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been appointed as a standing member to serve on the Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 5, 2024<\/div>\nSoP Ranked Among the Best Pharmacy Institutes Worldwide, According to ScholarGPS<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington was recognized as the third highest-ranked institute in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in the world based on its lifetime productivity, by ScholarGPS. Sean Sullivan, a Professor…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 15, 2024<\/div>\nTwo UW researchers named AAAS Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\nTwo University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an\u00a0April 18 announcement\u00a0by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 502 newly elected fellows from around the world, who…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 13, 2024<\/div>\nGarrison speaks at HTA Conference in Kazakhstan<\/a><\/h4>\n
\t\t\t\t\t University of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n CHOICE is pleased to announce that applications are open for our two certificate programs for Fall 2026, now featuring updated names that better reflect each program’s focus and application in today’s healthcare landscape. New program…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n CHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Kevin Li, PharmD, MS, and Jonathan Luong, PharmD, MS, collaborated with CHOICE Emeritus Professor Beth Devine on a new systematic literature review and network meta-analysis examining biologic treatments for adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Their…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The CHOICE Institute will be well-represented at the 2026 ISPOR Annual Conference \u2014 the premier gathering of the global health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) community \u2014 taking place May 17\u201320 in Philadelphia. Faculty, fellows,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Honor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n April 20, 2026 Alden Woods UW News It took less than 22 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for a fast-acting, highly effective treatment to become available.\u00a0Modern drugs are more than…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Dr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Associate Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a finalist\u2014alongside her co-authors\u2014for the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation\u2019s Policy Research Award….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n CHOICE Institute Assistant Professor, Dr. No\u00e9mi Kreif was invited to deliver a keynote lecture in December 2025 at Corvinus University of Budapest – her alma mater – at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Aging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t A new article published in JAMA Health Forum outlines a path forward for eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United States, emphasizing the need for coordinated, multi-stakeholder action to turn curative science into real-world…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t By the time dementia becomes visible in daily life, the financial consequences may already be well underway. Years before a diagnosis, subtle changes in memory and judgment can begin to interfere with how people manage…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n CHOICE Institute Professor Emeritus Lou Garrison organized a session on value and access at the ACCESS Forum EU25 in Athens, alongside colleagues John Yfantopoulos (Emeritus Professor, University of Athens), Kavita Patel (General Manager, Roche Hellas),…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Thirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Anirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Access the report.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Are new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t At the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t We\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t In their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Can pharmacists improve childhood vaccination rates without disrupting well-child visits? According to CHOICE PhD student Dr. Shiven Bhardwaj and Dr. Jennifer Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice \u2013 the latest research looks…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t In a recent article from the Journal of Public Economics, Dr. Jing Li \u2013 associate professor of health economics and Associate Director of The CHOICE Institute \u2013 examines the impact of direct-to-physician marketing payments from…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Last autumn, CHOICE Institute PhD student Dr. Emma Cousin (PharmD, \u201822) \u2013 alongside pharmacy faculty members Dr. Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy and Dr. Ryan Hansen, pharmacy department chair \u2013 published an article in the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t A recent study published in Value in Health\u00a0by Julia Fox – a 3rd\u00a0year PhD student at the CHOICE Institute – and coauthors reveals the staggering indirect costs of Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), emphasizing the financial impact…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Professor Emeritus Lou Garrison recently visited China to give four talks on pharmaceutical market design and global differential pricing. He gave the keynote address for a new book launch at China Europe International Business School…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t There is significant concern that the growing use of algorithms in clinical practice can exacerbate health disparities by perpetuating discriminatory recommendations embedded in such algorithms.<\/p>\n In a recent Viewpoint article published in JAMA Health Forum, Anirban Basu \u2013 Professor of Health Economics and Stergachis…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t CHOICE Institute PhD student Emma M. Cousin, PharmD, and Professor Sean D. Sullivan, BScPharm, PhD, published an article in the October 2024 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy titled \u201cDrugs Anticipated…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Hosted by The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics (CHOICE) Institute\u00a0at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, this biennial conference will be held in person from Monday, March 31, 2025, at 4:30 PM PST,\u00a0to\u00a0Wednesday,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n In a new publication in Genetics in Medicine, recent CHOICE graduate Joyce Jiang, PhD, evaluated the cost effectiveness of screening the general population for risk of colon cancer using genomic sequencing. Dr. Jiang studied two…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Dr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics at the CHOICE Institute, has led a study recently published in the Journal of Health Economics on the first national impact evaluation of Medicare payment of advance…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Truveta will enable The CHOICE Institute with complete, timely, and clean real-world data to improve patient care and advance medicine. The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute at the University of Washington\u2019s School…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the UW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Jennifer Bacci, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, as one of seven outstanding health professionals for the class of 2024 NAM…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Professor Anirban Basu, the Stergachis Family Endowed Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been appointed as a standing member to serve on the Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington was recognized as the third highest-ranked institute in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in the world based on its lifetime productivity, by ScholarGPS. Sean Sullivan, a Professor…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Two University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an\u00a0April 18 announcement\u00a0by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 502 newly elected fellows from around the world, who…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCHOICE Certificate Programs: New Names, Same Excellence \u2014 Applications Now Open for Fall 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCHOICE Fellows Contribute to Pediatric Dermatology Research<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCHOICE at ISPOR 2026: Celebrating Our Community on a National Stage<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nWashington\u2019s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCHOICE Institute Research Named Finalist for National Health Policy Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nEvidence\u2011Informed Policy for Better Population Health Outcomes<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nUW School of Pharmacy Co-Authors New JAMA Health Forum Article Calling for a National Strategy to Eliminate Hepatitis C<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe Costs of Dementia Begin Long Before the Diagnosis<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nLou Garrison Explores Global Pricing and Access Strategies in Athens<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe CHOICE Institute 30th Anniversary Edition Annual Report Now Available<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nJennifer Bacci and CHOICE PhD Student Debunk Myths About Pharmacists and Pediatric Care<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nJing Li Reveals Impact of Pharma Marketing on Medicare Expenditure and Prescribing<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nCHOICE PhD Student Predicts 13 of 15 Drugs Selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nNew Research Highlights the Full Economic Burden of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nGarrison Speaks on Global Access to Medicines and Pricing in China<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nAnirban Basu publishes JAMA article on Mitigating Clinical Algorithmic Discrimination<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nCHOICE PhD Student Authors Paper on Drugs Anticipated to be Selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program in 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe 2025 Western PharmacoEconomics Conference registration and abstract submission now open!<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nHow should we use genomics to screen for risk of colon cancer?<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nFaculty Published in the Journal of Health Economics: Impact of Medicare Payment for Advance Care Planning<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe CHOICE Institute Partners with Truveta to Advance Health Economics and Outcomes Research<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nJennifer Bacci Named a 2024 NAM Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nAnirban Basu to Serve on the Advisory Council for the State of Illinois<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nSoP Ranked Among the Best Pharmacy Institutes Worldwide, According to ScholarGPS<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nTwo UW researchers named AAAS Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nGarrison speaks at HTA Conference in Kazakhstan<\/a><\/h4>\n
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