Search results for: Health Care Systems

Press Release: Proposed International Price Index Effectively Outsources Pharmaceutical Policy Decisions to Other Countries

29 October 2019

…of countries suggested are not similar enough to the U.S. in terms of demographics, economic prosperity, the relative market orientation of their healthcare systems, and therefore their preferences for health….

Analysing Global Immunisation Expenditure

15 April 2025

…and finance policymakers can build resilient healthcare systems that deliver long-term health and economic benefits. Immunisation is not only an effective health care intervention but a strategic investment in national…

Developing a Conceptual Framework of Healthcare System Pressure

13 February 2024

…been used in a variety of contexts to describe the status of healthcare systems since long before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a formal definition of healthcare system pressure (HCSP) is…

Closing the ‘Know-Do’ Gap for Health Systems Reform at the Policy Level

1 April 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has become quite skilled at promoting what changes are desirable in health care systems, and why, but has largely left how to implement those changes…

Early Career

…policy implications to evaluating healthcare interventions, ensuring their contributions play a pivotal role in advancing healthcare practices and policies. Their scope spans from optimising healthcare system design to evaluating novel…

The Future of Primary Care

1 January 1996

…of the GP as gatekeeper on health outcomes and finds, using international comparative data, that not only is a strong primary health care system associated with better health outcomes for…

Around the World in HTAs: United States – Making HTA Great Again

11 June 2024

A primer on US health care The US’s health care system is notable for its contrast with that of other high-income countries. Most notably, the US lacks universal health coverage….

Could Plant-based Diets Transform Health Care Spending?

8 January 2024

…pressure on the healthcare system. We call for future research to identify the causal effects of plant-based diet adoption on health outcomes and healthcare resource use across different populations. This…

Understanding the preferences of people with acute leukemia for different health outcomes

25 September 2025

…healthcare. It has five questions about different dimensions of health: pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression, ability to participate in usual activities; mobility; and ability to look after one’s self (self care). In this…