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July 28, 2026

TRANSPERS News: Phillips Speaks at US Congressional Seminar, New Publications, and Participation in Scholarly Meetings

News story - July 2026
April 14, 2026

UCSF News

Research: Without Diagnostics, Precision Medicine Falls Short

New research led by Kathryn Phillips, PhD, professor of health economics and health services research in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, is drawing attention to a critical but often overlooked gap in modern health care: without the right diagnostic tests, even the most advanced therapies can’t reach their full potential.
March 30, 2026

TRANSPERS News: Phillips Honored: Women of Precision Medicine 2026, new publication on hidden costs and inequalities shaping cancer care, and more

News story - March 2026
March 28, 2026

TRANSPERS News: Phillips Honored: Women of Precision Medicine 2026, new publication on hidden costs and inequalities shaping cancer care, and more

News story - March 2026
December 22, 2025

TRANSPERS News: Phillips joins MEDPAC, Mrig named as Emerging Scholar, new publications on drug approvals, and more

News story - December 2025
December 11, 2025

Insurance Appeals: One-Third of Cancer Test Denials Overturned by Independent Review

Study Overview
December 8, 2025

TRANSPERS Center Director Dr. Kathryn Phillips to Give Lecture on Wednesday, December 10: “Science Into Policy: Searching for the Holy Grail”

UCSF Mission Bay Campus in Byers Auditorium, 3:30 p.m
July 29, 2025

TRANSPERS News: Publication on Cost-Effectiveness and Equity, Awards, Arctic Adventures, and More

News story - July 2025
April 21, 2025

TRANSPERS Update: Research on Payer Decision-Making & Patient-Centered Genomics

News story - April 2025
February 11, 2025

TRANSPERS News: 2024 in Review and Two JAMA Publications Generate Wide Interest

News story - February 2025
October 24, 2024

TRANSPERS News: Recent JAMA Network Publications, New NIH K01 Career Award to Emily Mrig – and Vegan Food!

News story - October 2024
September 30, 2024

TRANSPERS researchers publish JAMA paper on payer coverage considerations for new Alzheimer’s disease tests
August 6, 2024

TRANSPERS News: Recent JAMA Publication, Additional Publications, Collaborators at Conferences and Meetings, a Congratulations, Team Update

News story - August 2024
May 13, 2024

JAMA publication by TRANSPERS Collaborators Addresses Rapid Emergence of State Biomarker Testing Insurance Coverage Laws
April 17, 2024

TRANSPERS 2023 in Review, Upcoming Research, Contributions to precision medicine initiatives, Upcoming conferences, and Staff news

News story - April 2024
October 31, 2023

TRANSPERS Publishes on Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests, Prenatal Exome Sequencing, and Health Inequalities

News story - October 2023
July 20, 2023

TRANSPERS Publishes on Payer Coverage of “Liquid Biopsy” Tests, New UCSF Value & Access Program, and More

News story - July 2023
January 4, 2023

Year in Review, ISPOR Europe, Seeking New Program Manager

News story - January 2023
November 10, 2022

Key Fall Conferences & Launch of New Policy Journal

News story - November 2022
September 16, 2022

Improving Medicare reimbursement & Genetic Testing; Upcoming Conference of Interest

News story - September 2022
June 10, 2022

TRANSPERS Addresses Social Implications of Genomics

News story - June 2022
April 21, 2022

New Faculty & Health Affairs Publishes Paper on Coverage for Liquid Biopsy Tests

News story - April 2022
January 25, 2022

TRANSPERS News: Faculty Position Recruitment; Publications in J Community Genetics and Genetics in Medicine; Collaborator Publications on the UK's 100,000 Genomes Project and Breast Cancer Evaluation

News story - January 2022
September 28, 2021

TRANSPERS September 2021 Newsletter: Payer Board Expansion | Aducanumab Controversy Blog in Health Affairs| Welcome Postdoctoral Fellow – Cheng Chen

News story - September 2021