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[![How to evaluate cost data for HEOR and real-world evidence studies](https://blog.healthverity.com/hubfs/when-billed-and-allowed-amounts-arent-enough-featured.png)](https://blog.healthverity.com/how-to-evaluate-cost-data-for-heor-and-real-world-evidence-studies)

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###### [How to evaluate cost data for HEOR and real-world evidence studies](https://blog.healthverity.com/how-to-evaluate-cost-data-for-heor-and-real-world-evidence-studies)

By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  October 30, 2026

Most teams planning a total cost of care or burden of illness study assume the cost data will be...

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###### [The role of real-world data in advancement of Alzheimer’s treatments](https://blog.healthverity.com/the-role-of-real-world-data-in-advancement-of-alzheimers-treatments)

By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  April 3, 2026

One in nine Americans age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a devastating illness that...

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###### [5 questions RWE & HEOR teams should ask data vendors in an RFP](https://blog.healthverity.com/5-questions-rwe-heor-teams-should-ask-data-vendors-in-an-rfp)

By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  February 5, 2026

RWE and HEOR teams face increasing pressure to produce evidence that holds up beyond internal...

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###### [Fierce Pharma Week 2025: Building audiences with the same data that built the drug](https://blog.healthverity.com/fierce-pharma-week-2025-building-audiences-with-the-same-data-that-built-the-drug)

By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  September 16, 2025

Thank you for visiting HealthVerity at Fierce 2025 HealthVerity had a fantastic week at Fierce...

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By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  August 19, 2025

Understanding disparities in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment Pharmaceutical companies committed...

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By [Tracy Hammonds, PhD, Director of Real-World Data Insights](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/tracy-hammonds-phd-director-of-real-world-data-insights)  July 17, 2025

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###### [HealthVerity real-world data supports CDC study on HIV PrEP surveillance](https://blog.healthverity.com/healthverity-real-world-data-supports-cdc-study-on-hiv-prep-surveillance)

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###### [HealthVerity at ISPOR 2025: Solving RWD Challenges in Pharma and HEOR](https://blog.healthverity.com/healthverity-at-ispor-2025-solving-rwd-challenges-in-pharma-and-heor)

By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  May 19, 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at ISPOR 2025 in Montreal. Whether you stopped by our booth,...

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###### [How to optimize real-world data with lab results for clinical trials & HEOR](https://blog.healthverity.com/a-guide-to-optimizing-real-world-data-lab-results)

By [HealthVerity](https://blog.healthverity.com/author/healthverity)  February 13, 2025

Key benefits of real-world lab data for life sciences and pharma Real-world lab results enhance...

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