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Considerations when applying equity weights within economic evaluation when making drug reimbursement decisions. 在做出药品报销决定时,在经济评估中应用公平权重的考虑因素。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00556-w
Doug Coyle
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Trastuzumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in HER2-positive gastric cancer treatment in Iran: a cost-effectiveness analysis. 伊朗 HER2 阳性胃癌治疗中曲妥珠单抗加化疗与单纯化疗的成本效益分析。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-11-09 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00571-x
Sara Kaveh, Nashmil Ghadimi, Amirhossein Zarei Alvar, Kamran Roudini, Rajabali Daroudi
{"title":"Trastuzumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in HER2-positive gastric cancer treatment in Iran: a cost-effectiveness analysis.","authors":"Sara Kaveh, Nashmil Ghadimi, Amirhossein Zarei Alvar, Kamran Roudini, Rajabali Daroudi","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00571-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13561-024-00571-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Combining Trastuzumab with chemotherapy for HER2-positive gastric cancer shows treatment promise but may raise costs. We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of combining Trastuzumab with chemotherapy for HER2-positive gastric cancer treatment in Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We employed a partitioned survival model (PSM) to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of trastuzumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone. The PSM framework included three distinct health states: progression-free, post-progression, and death. Clinical data, including overall survival and progression-free survival rates, were derived from the ToGA trial, a randomized controlled study. A bottom-up approach was used to calculate costs by considering drug costs, adverse event management costs and other disease management costs separately for the progression-free and post-progression states. The analysis was conducted from the Iranian healthcare system's perspective, considering direct medical costs. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the optimal strategy by comparing the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) to Iran's cost-effectiveness threshold, set at one to three times the GDP per capita. Additionally, we conducted sensitivity analyses to assess the robustness of our findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both FOLFOX-based regimens were strongly dominated. In comparison, the CAPOX regimen cost $2,811.11 for 0.75 QALYs. Adding Trastuzumab to CAPOX increased the cost to $6,128 and improved effectiveness to 0.92 QALYs, resulting in an ICER of $19,089.94 per QALY, which is between 2 and 3 times the GDP per capita in 2022.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The addition of trastuzumab to chemotherapy regimens improved clinical outcomes in HER2-positive gastric cancer patients. From an economic perspective, the CAPOX regimen is the most cost-effective option when considering a cost-effectiveness threshold of up to two times Iran's GDP per capita. However, when the threshold increases to three times the GDP per capita, the CAPOX + Trastuzumab regimen becomes the preferred choice. These findings provide valuable insights for healthcare policymakers in Iran.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"89"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11549784/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Can public hospital reform reduce medical resource mismatches? Evidence from China. 公立医院改革能否减少医疗资源错配?来自中国的证据。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00567-7
Yulin Chai, Ying Liu, Shanna Li, Linlin Zhang, Dan Chen, Wenqiang Yin, Lin Guo
{"title":"Can public hospital reform reduce medical resource mismatches? Evidence from China.","authors":"Yulin Chai, Ying Liu, Shanna Li, Linlin Zhang, Dan Chen, Wenqiang Yin, Lin Guo","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00567-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-024-00567-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The mismatch of medical resources is a significant issue in global healthcare, undermining both service accessibility and system efficiency. In China, despite the implementation of the \"Healthy China\" strategy, persistent mismatches remain due to factors such as industrialization, urbanization, and population aging. This study empirically evaluates the impact of Public Hospital Reform (PHR) on mitigating these mismatches.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Difference-in-Differences (DD) approach is applied to panel data from 300 cities spanning 2010 to 2021, using the phased implementation of PHR as a quasi-natural experiment. This allows for a comparative analysis of changes in resource allocation between cities that adopted the reform and those that did not. Quantile regression assesses the effects of PHR across varying levels of resource mismatch, while mechanism tests investigate how PHR influences mismatches through cost reduction and supply expansion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PHR is found to reduce medical resource mismatches by 13.9%, primarily driven by cost reductions and increased resource supply. The effects are more pronounced at both lower and higher levels of mismatch, with a limited impact at mid-levels. Furthermore, the reform's effectiveness diminishes as it is extended to more cities, suggesting a potential saturation effect.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates that PHR significantly alleviates medical resource mismatches in China. The findings underscore the need to focus on cost control and resource supply in future healthcare reforms, providing key insights for policymakers in developing countries facing similar healthcare resource challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"88"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11520715/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Waiting times spillovers in a National Health Service hospital network: a little organizational diversity can go a long way. 国民健康服务医院网络中的候诊时间溢出效应:组织多样性可以发挥很大作用。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00555-x
Joana Daniela Ferreira Cima, Alvaro Fernando Santos Almeida
{"title":"Waiting times spillovers in a National Health Service hospital network: a little organizational diversity can go a long way.","authors":"Joana Daniela Ferreira Cima, Alvaro Fernando Santos Almeida","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00555-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13561-024-00555-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The objective of this study is to assess if waiting times for elective surgeries within the Portuguese National Health Service (NHS) are influenced by the waiting times at neighboring hospitals. Recognizing these interdependencies, and their extent, is crucial for understanding how hospital network dynamics affect healthcare delivery efficiency and patient access.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We utilized patient-level data from all elective surgeries conducted in Portuguese NHS hospitals to estimate a hospital-specific index for waiting times. This index served as the dependent variable in our analysis. We applied a spatial lag model to examine the potential strategic interactions between hospitals concerning their waiting times.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our analysis revealed a significant positive endogenous spatial dependence, indicating that waiting times in NHS hospitals are strategic complements. Furthermore, we found that NHS contracts with private not-for-profit hospitals not only reduce waiting times within these hospitals but also exert positive spillover effects on other NHS hospitals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest that diversifying the organization of the NHS hospital network, particularly through contracts with private entities for marginal patients, can significantly enhance competitive dynamics and reduce waiting times. This effect persists even when patient choice is confined to a small fraction of the patient population, highlighting a strategic avenue for policy optimization in healthcare service delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"87"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11468064/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Fragmentation of payment systems: an in-depth qualitative study of stakeholders' experiences with the neonatal intensive care payment system in Iran. 支付系统的分散:对伊朗新生儿重症监护支付系统利益相关者经验的深入定性研究。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00564-w
Zakieh Ostad-Ahmadi, Miriam Nkangu, Mahmood Nekoei-Moghadam, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Reza Goudarzi, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi
{"title":"Fragmentation of payment systems: an in-depth qualitative study of stakeholders' experiences with the neonatal intensive care payment system in Iran.","authors":"Zakieh Ostad-Ahmadi, Miriam Nkangu, Mahmood Nekoei-Moghadam, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Reza Goudarzi, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00564-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13561-024-00564-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Iran's fee-for-service (FFS) payment model in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is contentious due to the involvement of multiple stakeholders with differing interests, leading to increased costs, fragmentation, and reduced quality of care. This study explores the experiences and challenges of stakeholders with the NICU payment system and considers alternative payment methods.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative research approach was used, involving key informant interviews with stakeholders at various levels of the health system. Data were collected between March 2022 to September 2023 using a purposive sampling method with a snowball strategy. The transcribed data were analyzed using an inductive thematic approach in MAXQDA, with themes and sub-themes emerged and assessed by two independent coders. Four trustworthiness criteria were applied to ensure the quality of the results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study involved 23 participants with diverse NICU payment backgrounds, identifying issues related to service accessibility, rising costs, neonatologists' income, and service quality. Stakeholders held differing views on the best payment model: health insurance executives favored a prospective payment method, faculty members favored supported modified FFS or per diem, and neonatal specialists expressed concerns about low tariffs and delayed payments.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Iran's NICU payment system is unsatisfactory and requires urgent reform. Although stakeholders disagree on the best approach, reforms must be evidence-based and collaborative, addressing structural and cultural issues within the health system. The identification of an optimal payment system is essential for supporting neonatal care, benefiting newborns, families, society, and the broader health system.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465843/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Long-run measurement of income-related inequalities in health care under universal coverage: evidence from longitudinal analysis in Korea. 全民医保下与收入相关的医疗不平等的长期衡量:韩国纵向分析的证据。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00557-9
Yuichi Watanabe
{"title":"Long-run measurement of income-related inequalities in health care under universal coverage: evidence from longitudinal analysis in Korea.","authors":"Yuichi Watanabe","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00557-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-024-00557-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Many countries have sought to promote well-being for their entire populations through the implementation of universal health coverage (UHC). To identify the extent to which UHC has been attained, it is necessary to evaluate equity of access to use of needed care and the cost burden of health services for the country's entire population. This study considers income-related inequalities in health care utilization and spending in a long-term perspective for the case of the Republic of Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Exploiting longitudinal data from a nationally representative health survey from 2008 to 2018, this study investigates how income-related inequalities in health care in Korea have varied over time and examines the extent to which need and non-need factors contribute those inequalities, using an in-depth decomposition analysis, allowing for heterogeneous responses across income groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The empirical results show that overall health care utilization is disproportionately concentrated among the poor over both the short and long run. Income-group differences and non-need determinants, such as marital status and private health insurance, make larger pro-poor contributions to inequality in inpatient care use, while chronic disease prevalence greatly pushes outpatient care utilization in a pro-poor direction. The results regarding inpatient care expenses indicate a similar pattern of pro-poor bias. Long-run inequality favors the better-off in terms of outpatient care expenses, where the contribution of income-group differences has the largest impact.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>My findings suggest that it is important for health care policy in Korea to focus on improvements in the health status and well-being of low-income groups, as poor people are likely to be in poorer health. Non-need contributors could worsen pro-poor inequalities if the economic disparity across households were to increase due to the demographic transition. Higher spending on inpatient care may be a heavier financial burden for low-income people. Additional supportive measures should be provided to prevent them from suffering economic hardship. By contrast, people in high-income groups may spend most on costly services in outpatient care, including uninsured services, with the help of private health insurance. Nevertheless, the expansion of income disparity should be alleviated even from a health care policy perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"86"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Unleashing the potential: the imperative of political support for health technology assessment in Iran. 释放潜力:伊朗卫生技术评估政治支持的必要性。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-08 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00563-x
Aidin Aryankhesal, Meysam Behzadifar, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Masoud Behzadifar
{"title":"Unleashing the potential: the imperative of political support for health technology assessment in Iran.","authors":"Aidin Aryankhesal, Meysam Behzadifar, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Masoud Behzadifar","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00563-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-024-00563-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is essential for evidence-based healthcare decision-making, yet its integration into Iran's healthcare system faces political and logistical challenges. Despite HTA's potential to improve resource allocation, limited awareness, data gaps, and competing priorities hinder its implementation. This commentary emphasizes the need for political support, advocating capacity-building, collaboration, and alignment with long-term health policies. Leveraging international partnerships and monitoring outcomes can enhance HTA's role in improving healthcare in Iran and contributing to global health advancements.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11460068/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Value for solidarity: a proxy for community understanding and acceptance of the basic principles of community-based health insurance in rural Ethiopia. 团结的价值:埃塞俄比亚农村社区对社区医疗保险基本原则的理解和接受程度。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00565-9
Mohammed Hussien
{"title":"Value for solidarity: a proxy for community understanding and acceptance of the basic principles of community-based health insurance in rural Ethiopia.","authors":"Mohammed Hussien","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00565-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13561-024-00565-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Solidarity is an aspect of human association that gives emphasis to the cohesive social bond that holds a group together and is valued and understood by all members of the group. A lack of understanding of the solidarity principle is one of the main reasons for low population coverage in microhealth insurance schemes. This study aimed to examine the extent to which people value solidarity and the factors that explain the differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in two districts of northeast Ethiopia among 1232 randomly selected households which have ever been registered in a community-based health insurance scheme. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with household heads using a standardized questionnaire deployed to an electronic data collection platform. Solidarity was measured using three dimensions: income solidarity, risk solidarity, and cost coverage. Principal component analysis was used to construct composite variables, and the reliability of the tools was checked using Cronbach's alpha. A multivariable analysis was performed using the partial proportional odds model to determine the associations between variables. The degree of association was assessed using the odds ratio, and statistical significance was determined at 95% confidence interval.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three-quarters (75%) of the respondents rated risk solidarity as high, while 70% and 63% rated income solidarity and cost coverage as high, respectively. Place of residence (AOR = 2.23; 95% CI: 1.68, 2.94), wealth index (AOR = 1.51; 95% CI: 1.07, 2.12), self-rated health status (AOR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.12, 2.40), trust in insurance schemes (AOR = 1.68; 95% CI: 1.22, 2.30), perceived quality of care (AOR = 1.75; 95% CI: 1.33, 2.31) and frequency of outpatient visits (AOR = 2.05; 95% CI: 1.30, 3.24) were significant predictors of value for solidarity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The community placed greater value for solidarity, indicating community understanding and acceptance of the core principles of microhealth insurance. Administrators of the insurance scheme, health authorities, and other actors should strive to create a transparent management system and improve access to high-quality health care, which will facilitate community acceptance of the insurance scheme and its guiding principles.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"82"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11452964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Negotiating pricing and payment terms for insurance covered mHealth apps: a qualitative content analysis and taxonomy development based on a German experience. 就保险范围内的移动医疗应用程序的定价和支付条款进行谈判:基于德国经验的定性内容分析和分类开发。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00558-8
Bettina Freitag, Leonard Fehring, Marie Uncovska, Alexandra Olsacher, Sven Meister
{"title":"Negotiating pricing and payment terms for insurance covered mHealth apps: a qualitative content analysis and taxonomy development based on a German experience.","authors":"Bettina Freitag, Leonard Fehring, Marie Uncovska, Alexandra Olsacher, Sven Meister","doi":"10.1186/s13561-024-00558-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13561-024-00558-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Germany was the first country worldwide to offer mobile digital health applications (mHealth apps, \"DiGA\") on prescription with full cost coverage by statutory health insurances. Especially statutory health insurances criticize the current pricing and payment regulations in Germany due to \"free and non-transparent\" pricing in the first year and lack of cost use evidence. The study consists of two parts: The first part evaluates interests of digital health application providers and statutory health insurances in Germany to identify overlaps and divergences of interests. The second part includes the development of a comprehensive pricing and payment taxonomy for reimbursable mHealth apps in general.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Both parts of the study used the input from 16 expert interviews with representatives of digital health application providers and statutory health insurances in Germany. In part one the authors conducted a qualitative content analysis and in part two they followed the taxonomy development process according to Nickerson et al. (2013).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A value based care model is expected to bring the greatest benefit for patients while statutory health insurances welcome the idea of usage based pricing. The final pricing and payment taxonomy consists of four design and negotiation steps (price finding, payment prerequisites, payment modalities, composition of negotiation board).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>As healthcare resources are scarce and thus need to be optimally allocated, it is important to implement pricing and payment terms for reimbursable mHealth apps that result in the greatest benefit for patients. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there has been no structured study yet that examines alternative pricing strategies for reimbursable mHealth apps.The developed pricing and payment taxonomy for reimbursable mHealth apps serves as planning and decision basis for developers, health policy makers and payers internationally.</p>","PeriodicalId":46936,"journal":{"name":"Health Economics Review","volume":"14 1","pages":"81"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11451222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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One for all? Assessing the quality of Italian hospital care with the "benefit of the doubt" composite indicator methods. 一视同仁?用 "疑点利益 "综合指标法评估意大利医院护理质量。
IF 2.7 3区 经济学
Health Economics Review Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-024-00559-7
Francesco Vidoli, Giacomo Pignataro, Sebastiano Battiato, Francesco Guarnera, Calogero Guccio
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