Background Global budget payments (GBP) are considered effective in containing health care expenditures; however, information on their impact quality of cardiovascular is limited. We aimed to evaluate the effects GBP utilization, outcomes, and costs for 3 major conditions. Methods analyzed claims data hospital admissions Maryland from fiscal year 2013 2018. Using segmented regression, we evalua...

Background: Cell and gene therapies have the potential to provide therapeutic breakthroughs, but the high costs of researching, developing, manufacturing and delivering them translate into prices that may challenge healthcare budgets. Various measures exist that aim to address the affordability challenge, including reducing price, limiting patient numbers and/or linking remuneration to product ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost utility and the budget impact of adjuvant racecadotril for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children in Thailand. METHODS A cost utility model has been adapted to the context of Thailand to evaluate racecadotril plus oral rehydration solution (R+ORS) versus oral rehydration solution (ORS) alone for acute diarrhea in children <5 years old. The decision tree Exc...