Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
The Effect of Free Personal Care for the Elderly on Informal Caregiving
1 February 2013
Forecasters predict that the population of people aged 65+ in the UK will double by 2050, constituting a quarter of the total population. This will seriously…
Spotlight on OHE: Value Based Pricing and New Technologies
31 December 2012
The OHE has been very active in conceptualising approaches incorporating a broader assessment of the elements of value (often called “value based pricing” or “VBP”), as…
Spotlight on OHE: Measurement and Valuation of Health Using PROMs
20 December 2012
The OHE continues to play a central role in the development and use of patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs). The last quarter of 2012 was characteristically busy.
New Research by OHE and University of Glasgow on cost of QALYs in Scotland
17 December 2012
New health care technologies often improve health but also increase costs. Judging whether they are good value for money involves comparing what QALYs are gained from…
New Findings: Public Attitudes Towards End-of-Life Treatment in England and Wales
7 December 2012
In 2009, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued supplementary advice that its Appraisal Committees are to consider when assessing treatments that…
OHE Study on Pharmaceutical R&D Costs Released
3 December 2012
How much it costs to research and develop a successful new medicine has been an important policy issue at least since the 1960s. Cost estimates matter…
Value Based Pricing in Sweden: Lessons for Design?
28 November 2012
OHE has just published a Seminar Briefing by Ulf Persson, head of the Swedish Institute of Health Economics, which reviews experience with the Swedish value based…
Collected Essays by Tony Culyer on Health Economics
25 November 2012
Just released is a collection of essays by Prof Tony Culyer, a founding father of health economics whose life’s work has been to bring clarity to…
Future UK Medicines Spending: Four Nation Analysis
31 October 2012
In July, OHE released projections for medicines spending in the UK NHS for 2012‒2015. We have now completed further projections, also for the ABPI, for each…