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This Breve is based on a webinar presented by Valérie Paris, health economist at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), on May 15, 2014, to the members of the Knowledge Network on Health Benefits Packages and Priority Setting in Health. The presentation focused on research carried out by the OECD and on data from the 2012 Health System Characteristics Survey. Two studies were specifically referenced: (i) "Value in Pharmaceutical Pricing", published in 2013, which explores the methods used by 14 OECD countries to make decisions on reimbursement and the pricing of pharmaceutical products on the basis of their value; and (ii) an ongoing study that seeks to identify how OECD countries define the health benefits packages covered by their systems. The current brief presents key results emerging from these two studies.
EVALUATION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF BRAZIL. PRESENTATION OF DR. DENIZE VIANNA. APRIL 2014
THE PROCESS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPLICIT PRIORITIES IN HEALTH: THE CHILEAN EXPERIENCE. PRESENTATION BY DR. ANTONIO INFANTE. JUNE 2013
PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY AND HEALTH PRIORITIZATION: THE CASE OF MEXICO. PRESENTATION OF THE MTRA. MARIANA BARRAZA LLORÈNS. OCTOBER 2012
COSTING OF HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS. PRESENTATION OF DR. RICARDO BITRAN. OCTOBER 2012
ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES BASED ON EVIDENCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE. PRESENTATION BY DR. KALIPSO CHALKIDOU. JANUARY 2012
Guaranteeing the right to health care under equal conditions for all is a goal that every society desires to achieve, particularly in a region as unequal as Latin America and the Caribbean. Universal coverage is an important objective for most countries; however, the context for attaining universal coverage is difficult, as the pressure on health spending mounts with each passing day. So, what to leave in or out of a health benefit plan?