Health data constitutes a significant resource in most OECD countries that could be used to improve population health, the quality of health care and the performance of health systems. Rising levels of chronic diseases; concerns about the quality and safety of patient care; the need to assure...

To inform an OECD project looking at how countries can predict pharmaceutical spending, the OECD launched in the spring of 2018 a survey to collect information on country practices in pharmaceutical expenditure tracking and projections, and on budget and/or expenditure cap setting. The country...

This report, based on a series of initial interviews, and augmented by an extensive survey to which 25 countries in total responded, describes policies and practices adopted by countries to address a number of challenges that are specific to oncology medicines.