Role of Health Economic Data in Policy Making and Reimbursement of New Medical Technologies

• Main Author: Tetsuji Yamada (auth)
• Other Authors: Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Pharmacology; Decision Making; health technology assessment; Health Economics; cost; health policy; Health expenditure; Resource Allocation; health investment; reimbursement; medical technology; Emerging Markets
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This Research Topic was focused on provision of novel medical technologies worldwide keeping in mind financial sustainability challenge. An exemplary area certainly are oncology pharmaceuticals where prices have increased 10-fold in recent years leading to concerns on affordability. The objective of...