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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…
Around The World in HTAs: France – Three Core HTA Values
12 March 2026
The health system in France France has a mixed-type health system. Primarily based on social health insurance, it also incorporates elements of a national health system to ensure universality and solidarity…
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…
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…
Reimagining Prevention for a Healthier, More Prosperous Society: Webinar Insights
7 December 2023
…a tangible difference to the trajectory of their health. Given that the predominant precursor of poor health is exposure to health damaging environments stemming from poverty, policy actions should strive…
What is the impact of Uniform Pricing, Indication-Based Pricing (IBP) and alternative commercial arrangements for new pharmaceuticals in the UK NHS?
19 November 2024
…found that enhanced pricing flexibilities lead to better access and health benefits from multi-indication medicines, but – counterintuitively – poorer population health overall because of higher expenditure. Given the important…
Drug shortages are on the rise – but what is their impact?
16 September 2024
…likely as a society to observe the rising consequent harm to patient health, healthcare systems and healthcare budgets. While policy-makers exert efforts to control pharmaceutical expenditure with cost-containment policies, greater…