Innovation
Working Towards a Sustainable, Healthy Market for Vaccines: a Comprehensive Framework to Support Policy Dialogue and Decision-Making
1 September 2021
By placing a strain on health care systems and the global economy, the COVID-19 pandemic clearly shows the need to more comprehensively understand both supply- and…
The Lower Drug Costs Now Act and Pharmaceutical Innovation
1 September 2021
The US spends significantly more on healthcare per person than other wealthy countries. H.R. 3 is a recent policy proposal aimed at reducing national spending on…
Bridging the Gap: Pathways for Regulatory and Health Technology Assessment of Histology Independent Cancer Treatments
8 January 2021
Histology independent therapies are changing the picture of cancer treatment and in so doing don’t ‘fit the frame’ of value assessment. What are the key challenges on the pathway from regulatory to Health Technology Assessment and how can we bridge those? This blog summarises expert and audience insights from an OHE-led ISPOR Educational Session, held Nov 9th 2020.
The Value of Diagnostic information (VODI) in Heart Failure – Recognising Value Beyond ‘Beats-Per-Minute’
3 December 2020
Bernarda Zamora presented at the virtual event entitled ‘Value of Diagnostic Information in Heart Failure’, which was organised by Roche Diagnostics. The panel, composed of six…
Opportunities to Increase Efficiency in Healthcare
6 October 2020
Case studies explored more and less successful practices when delivering healthcare across four priority areas (screening, disease management and standardised patient pathways, rational use of medicines and healthcare associated infections). Results were used to simulate cost-savings and patient outcomes.
How Should the World Pay for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
31 July 2020
This year’s OHE lecture addressed the question: how should the world pay for a COVID-19 vaccine? The paper by Adrian Towse and Isobel Firth accompanying the…
OHE Authors Develop a Supply and Demand Model of Pharmaceutical Markets to Set Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds to Maximise and Distribute Social Welfare
15 June 2020
OHE authors develop a supply and demand model of pharmaceutical markets to analyse the social welfare distribution between consumers (payers) and developers (industry) to set an…
The Economics of Innovation in Times of Pandemic: How to Incentivise the Development, Supply, and Continuous Improvement of Innovative Solutions to Fight COVID-19?
22 May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the necessity of finding health solutions in an unprecedentedly short length of time. However, the first treatments, tests and vaccines will only offer partial solutions. Competing follow-on technologies will offer better or complementary health benefits. It is essential that health systems do not put all of their eggs in one basket.
Indication-Based Pricing: Are We All Onboard?
12 May 2020
A move towards paying multiple prices for medicines (depending on what they are used for) could address a commonly cited problem in drug development and increase…