Have Budget Impact Analyses Included Clinical Outcomes?

“Budget Impact Analyses”: a practical policy making tool for drug reimbursement decisions

Increasing accessibility and affordability of healthcare services has been considered as an important policy objective since the beginning of 1980s in Iran. However, current 60- 70% health care out-of-pocket payments create a barrier to an equal access to quality health services, especially in terms of new medicines which affects equity issues and "health" in Iran. Currently, health insurance o...

“Budget Impact Analyses”: a practical policy making tool for drug reimbursement decisions

Increasing accessibility and affordability of healthcare services has been considered as an important policy objective since the beginning of 1980s in Iran. However, current 60- 70% health care out-of-pocket payments create a barrier to an equal access to quality health services, especially in terms of new medicines which affects equity issues and "health" in Iran. Currently, health insurance o...

a standard model of conducting pharmaceutical budget impact analyses for drug reimbursement in iran

Analyses of Budget Impact Considering the Use of the Picture Archiving and Communication System

Objective: To analyze the budget impact of using the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in comparison to the screen/ film system. Methods: The budget impact analysis was conducted on the basis of registry data from the Clinics Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The budget impacts were compared between the PACS, with highand low-c...

“Budget Impact Analyses”: A Practical Policy Making Tool for Drug Reimbursement Decisions

In the present article, Budget Impact Analysis as an effective, practical financial tool has been introduced to the policy makers for improving drug formulary and reimbursement decision making. In Iran, Ministry of Health (MOH), health insurance organizations, and health care providers such as hospitals could take the most advantage of the BIAs reports.