This book provides a complete approach to the economics of financing medicines and policy implications for the efficiency and equity of health systems. In all health systems with majority public financing, pharmaceutical reimbursement is one of the key factors in policies of change and...

This book provides a complete approach to the economics of financing medicines and policy implications for the efficiency and equity of health systems. In all health systems with majority public financing, pharmaceutical reimbursement is one of the key factors in policies of change and...

La igualdad de oportunidades (así como las diferencias observadas en campos como la salud) se alcanza cuando los resultados dependen de la libertad individual y suficiente información. En esta nota, se analizan la priorización de políticas fiscales y recursos sanitarios públicos. Asimismo,...

This paper offers an overview of the defining traits of the Spanish National Health Service (Sistema Nacional de Salud, in Spanish), as well as an account of its current trends in both spending and organisational changes. Beyond a thorough description of the Spanish public health-care system and...