# Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

**Type:** Policy research organization  
**Focus:** Pro-innovation technology policy advocacy  
**Relevance:** GLP-1 access and economic impact analysis

## Overview

ITIF is a pro-innovation, pro-technology policy organization that produces research and advocacy on technology policy issues. In healthcare, they focus on access expansion and economic impact modeling for transformative therapeutics.

## Timeline

- **2025-08-18** — Published "A Shot at a Healthier Future: The Transformative Potential of GLP-1s" estimating 74M Americans eligible for GLP-1 obesity treatment and projecting 0.4% GDP increase if adoption expands at scale

## Position

ITIF advocates for:
- Federal coverage expansion (Medicare and Medicaid) for GLP-1s
- Dynamic scoring in CBO estimates to capture GDP/productivity gains
- Continued basic research funding for GLP-1 mechanisms and new indications

## Context

ITIF reports should be read as advocacy for innovation adoption and access expansion, not neutral analysis. Their economic projections are modeling exercises rather than observed data, but they usefully quantify the scale of potential societal impact if structural access barriers were overcome.