Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Estonian Pharmaceutical Market

• Tác giả: Triin Habicht
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 494.54 Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 320347
• Chủ đề: 1. HEALTH EXPENDITURE; 2. HEALTH INSURANCE; 3. HEALTH SYSTEM; 4. HOSPITAL PROCUREMENT; 5. PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING

Tóm tắt

The case study provides an overview of the main features of the pharmaceuticals pricing andreimbursement policies in Estonia, based on a review of regulations and literature, and data analysis. The first chapter of the report provides background information on the Estonian health system context and overall description of the pharmaceutical sector. The second chapter focuses on the pricing policies used for the retail and hospital sector medicines, while outlining the impact of current policies. The third chapter takes a closer look into the reimbursement policies for outpatient and inpatient medicines. Finally, some conclusions from the case study are provided.