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Improving the Fiscal and Political Sustainability of Health Systems through Integrated Population Needs-Based Planning

6 January 2015

It is often argued that the demands for increased healthcare expenditure arising from an ageing population, advancing technologies, and increasing expectations, warrant higher healthcare budgets. Professor Stephen Birch argues that…

Professor Nancy Devlin Appointed to PHIN’s Board of Directors

9 October 2015

…the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2012. It has two, related aims: to enable patients to be able…

OHE at ISPOR Italy Chapter – Rome: Are Wider Societal Effects Considered in Healthcare Decision-making?

17 May 2016

…Considered in Healthcare Decision-making? An overview from other countries from Office of Health Economics There were three further presentations at the conference given by: Professor Francesco Saverio Mennini, President of…

The Impact of Behavioural and Biomedical Advance on Health Trends over the Next 25 Years

11 January 1994

…preventative medicine, screening programmes and advances in treatment. In parallel with these trends healthcare expenditure has increased, doubling in the past 30 years within the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and…

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…and using scarce resources in the healthcare system and improving health across society. Economic theory and research methods are applied to understand and address issues related to health and healthcare….

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…

Around The World in HTAs: Greece – Late but with an Optimistic Future

18 October 2023

The Greek healthcare system Greece’s healthcare system is a mixed system comprising elements from both the public and private sectors. The National Organisation for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY)…

Reimagining Prevention for a Healthier, More Prosperous Society

12 October 2023

…sector resources. Prevention, covering primary, secondary, and tertiary measures, can help to reduce ill health, improve healthcare capacity, and increase wider economic growth. Key Takeaways Despite being recognised as a…

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….