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The impact of additive or substitutive clinical study design on the negotiated reimbursement for oncology pharmaceuticals after early benefit assessment in Germany
Dintsios, C. M.; Beinhauer, I. - In: Health economics review 10 (2020) 7, pp. 1-25
Background: We analysed the impact of clinical study design for oncological pharmaceuticals on the subsequent price … Health Insurance Funds. The analysis was conducted for all oncology pharmaceuticals that underwent the early benefit …. Further analyses should be performed when more oncology pharmaceuticals have passed the early benefit assessment. …
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Promoting vaccinations - an analysis of measures taken by German statutory health insurers
Damm, Kathrin; Schubert, Jana M.; Schulenburg, … - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 16, pp. 1-6
Introduction: Prophylactic vaccinations play a significant role in health care. As a relatively cost-effective preventive measure they can help to avert transmissible diseases and thus protect not only the vaccinated individuals themselves but also those who have not been vaccinated. In order to...
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Effects of capitation payment on utilization and claims expenditure under National Health Insurance Scheme : a cross-sectional study of three regions in Ghana
Andoh-Adjei, Francis-Xavier; Boudewijns, Bronke; … - In: Health economics review 8 (2018) 17, pp. 1-8
Introduction: Ghana introduced capitation payment under National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), beginning with pilot in the Ashanti region, in 2012 with a key objective of controlling utilization and related cost. This study sought to analyse utilization and claims expenditure data before and...
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The impact of reimbursement negotiations on cost and availability of new pharmaceuticals: evidence from an online experiment
Wettstein, Dominik J.; Boes, Stefan - In: Health economics review 10 (2020) 13, pp. 1-15
Background: The necessity to measure and reward "value for money" of new pharmaceuticals has become central in health … study assesses the impact of a negotiation situation for lifeextending pharmaceuticals on societal outcomes. Of interest …
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The effects of drug market regulation on pharmaceutical prices in Europe : overview and evidence from the market of ACE inhibitors
Schulenburg, Fritz von der; Vandoros, Sotiris; Kanavos, … - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 18, pp. 1-8
in reducing pharmaceuticals prices. Results are not as strong for demand side measures. Profit controls and the use of …
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Preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands : a tale of two countries
Leukert-Becker, Karolin; Zweifel, Peter - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 22, pp. 1-11
Background: This contribution seeks to measure preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands, using two Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE). Since the Dutch DCE was carried out right after the 2006 health reform, which made citizens explicitly choose a health insurance contract,...
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The national health insurance scheme : perceptions and experiences of health care providers and clients in two districts of Ghana
Dalinjong, Ayizem Philip; Laar, Alexander Suuk - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 13, pp. 1-13
Background: Prepayments and risk pooling through social health insurance has been advocated by international development organizations. Social health insurance is seen as a mechanism that helps mobilize resources for health, pool risk, and provide more access to health care services for the...
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Extending health insurance in Ghana : effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme on maternity care
Brugiavini, Agar; Pace, Noemi - In: Health economics review 6 (2016) 7, pp. 1-10
Background: There is considerable interest in exploring the potential of social health insurance in Africa where a number of countries are currently experimenting with different approaches. Since these schemes have been introduced recently and are continuously evolving, it is important to...
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Comparative study of the effect of National Health Insurance Scheme on use of delivery and antenatal care services between rural and urban women in Ghana
Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim; Asmah, Emmanuel Ekow; … - In: Health economics review 12 (2022) 1, pp. 1-19
Background: Despite the focus of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to bridge healthcare utilisation gap among women in Ghana, recent evidence indicates that most maternal deaths still occur from rural Ghana. The objective of this study was to examine the rural-urban differences in the...
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Quality of public health insurance and individuals' consumption structure upgrades : evidence from China
Zhang, Pengfei; Gao, Jinghua - In: Health economics review 11 (2021) 1, pp. 1-12
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the quality of public health insurance and individuals'consumption structure upgrades in China. Methods: This study was conducted using data from a population of 6430 Chinese individuals aged 18 to 70 y from the 2017...
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