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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Measuring UK Medicines Expenditure in the Context of the 2014-18 PPRS

29 August 2018

OHE Consulting produces a report on Measuring UK Medicines Expenditure in the Context of the 2014-18 PPRS.

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The Impact of New Medicines in the NHS: 70 Years of Innovation

14 August 2018

This year marks the 70th birthday of the NHS. Our latest Consulting Report describes the most important new medicines as identified by experts.

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Opportunity Costs of New Health Care Technologies: A Research Agenda

8 August 2018

A new OHE Research Paper sets out an agenda for the development of methods to estimate cost-effectiveness thresholds in the NHS.

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Presentations from EuHEA 2018

2 August 2018

OHE staff recently attended the European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) 2018 conference. In this blog post, we share a selection of our presentations. Establishing a Reasonable…

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Incentives, Competition, and Pharmaceutical Innovation in Europe: The Case of Direct Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C

26 July 2018

To what extent can R&D incentives, competition and other factors facilitate access to highly valuable and costly pharmaceutical innovations?

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Presentations from AES and PROMs Summer 2018

24 July 2018

OHE staff recently attended AES and PROMs Summer 2018 conferences. In this blog post, we share a selection of our presentations.

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How Much Should Society Pay for a New Orphan Drug? A Contribution to this Debate is now Available in a New OHE Research Paper

18 July 2018

What would be the price for an orphan drug that generate rates of return no greater/smaller than the industry average? Is it reasonable?

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OHE at EuHEA 2018

10 July 2018

Meet some of the OHE team at the European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) 2018 conference in Maastricht, 11-14 July.

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What are the Economic Implications of Moving Away from Paying a Single Price for a Single Drug?

9 July 2018

The OHE has published a report exploring the impact on payers, patients and innovators of differential prices for different uses of pharmaceuticals.