Prepared for:
Office for Science and Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Town Hall Meeting
Contents
Research Brief (in PDF format - 1 page)
Executive Summary (in PDF format - 4 pages)
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge Amber Jessup (ASPE, Project Officer) for her leadership, guidance, and input throughout this study. We also would like to thank Marty McGeein (ASPE), Jim Scanlon (ASPE), Laina Bush (ASPE), Jerry Holmberg (Office of Public Health and Science), Laurie Feinberg (ASPE), Kimberly Neuman (CMS), Mark Weinstein (FDA), and Maureen Knippen (FDA) for their insightful comments and advice.
Many people in the IGIV industry, including manufacturers, distributors, group purchasing organizations, hospitals, home infusion companies, pharmacies, and physicians, provided valuable information for the study. We are grateful to all of them. Finally, we would like to thank those patients who use IGIV for sharing their experiences with us.