Economics of Innovation

Optimal innovation balances willingness and ability to pay with the benefits of future R&D. Our wide-ranging programme aims to promote innovation in health care, increase our understanding of its value, and encourage R&D. New models of innovation should streamline development, reduce costs, and speed patient benefit.

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

29 October 2019

New research by the Office of Health Economics (OHE) concludes the proposed International Price Index effectively outsources pharmaceutical policy decisions to countries that “give the government…

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Making Outcome-based Payment a Reality in the NHS: Moving to the Next Phase

3 October 2019

OHE, in collaboration with RAND Europe, University College London (UCL) and University of Manchester (UoM), has been awarded a new research grant from Cancer Research UK…

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A Market-based International Reference Price Index: Solution or Contradiction?

13 September 2019

The Trump Administration proposed an International Pricing Index for reimbursing physician-administered Medicare drugs. A conservative thought leader proposed a different basket of ‘market-oriented’ countries. These differ…

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Data Governance Arrangements for Real-world Evidence in Japan

12 September 2019

A new OHE Consulting Report describes the current status of real-world data in Japan, including core legislation and governance arrangements. The authors sought to understand how…

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Assessing the Life-cycle Value of Second-generation Antipsychotics in Sweden and the UK

17 July 2019

This research by a team of OHE and IHE researchers estimates the value added by second generation antipsychotics over their life-cycle in the UK and Sweden.…

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We Asked, You Answered: Reflections on the First Round of MVAC Feedback

16 May 2019

Market-Driven, Value-Based Advanced Commitment (MVAC) is a new mechanism to help re-direct private-sector R&D investments where they’re needed most. We propose to use MVAC to encourage…

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OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Incentives for R&D, Competition and Intertemporal Effects of Payment Rules for Cures

13 May 2019

OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Pedro Pita Barros on ‘Incentives for R&D, Competition and Intertemporal Effects of Payment Rules for Cures’. To be held on 6 June…

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OHE Launches Discussion Paper and Consultation Exercise on Indication-based Pricing

10 May 2019

Increasingly, scientific advances are delivering new medicines that deliver improved survival and quality of life across multiple treatment indications. Indication-Based Pricing (IBP) has been proposed as…

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OHE at ISPOR 2019

8 May 2019

Meet some of the OHE team at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 2019 conference in New Orleans, 18-22 May.