Journal of Market Access & Health Policy, Volume 13, Issue 2

The dynamic nature of infectious diseases introduces inherent challenges to the design of vaccine clinical trials, which consequently makes vaccine indirect treatment comparisons (ITCs) and meta-analyses (MAs) more challenging compared with regular p...

Background and Objective: Innovation is a key enabler of patient-centered care in cardiology, with new medical devices and digital health technologies offering the potential to improve outcomes and efficiency. However, the evaluation of these innovat...

Managed competition is a key driver in healthcare systems in countries like Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. Trust in health insurers is vital but currently low in The Netherlands. This may be due to perceptions regarding profit motives, ne...

The integration of health and social care is increasingly recognized as essential to address population ageing, the rise in chronic diseases, and persistent health inequities. Across Europe, diverse models have been developed to improve service coord...

The evolving landscape of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Europe, shaped by the implementation of the new EU HTA Regulation (HTAR), places an emphasis on engaging all stakeholders, including patients, in collaborative evidence generation. Yet i...

Health technology assessment (HTA) is a methodological and a scientific evidence-based process that allows competent authorities to determine the relative effectiveness of new or existing health technologies and to inform real-world decisions [...]

Systemic therapy (ST) and transarterial radioembolization (TARE) are widely used treatments for advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study quantified the significant variability in treatment costs for unresectable HCC from payer and pr...

This study examines patient access to orphan medicinal products (OMPs) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the past five years, focusing on seven countries: Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. While these jurisdi...

Reprocessing reusable flexible endoscopes is resource-intensive and involves high water consumption. This study evaluated the impact of replacing a standard detergent with EndoPreZyme™, a novel detergent, at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Fou...

The eligibility criteria for Joint Scientific Consultation (JSC) raise important questions about the approach taken by the Member State Coordination Group on Health Technology Assessment (HTACG) [...]