INVESTIGADORES
AUGUSTOVSKI Federico Ariel
artículos
Título:
Status Update of the Reimbursement Review Environment in the Public Sector across Four Latin American Countries
Autor/es:
AUGUSTOVSKI, F. A.; DIAZ ROJAS, A; FERRAZ, M. B.; HERNANDEZ CONTRERAS, I
Revista:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE B. V.
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Año: 2012 p. 223 - 227
Resumen:
In Latin America, social security and public sectors represent the
largest financiers and providers of health care. Many countries in the
region have compulsory packages of basic health care benefits. As
part of an effort to improve quality of care and access, several health
technology assessment agencies, both governmental and academia,
among a number of Latin American countries have been formally
established in the past few years. Several Latin American countries
have recently developed and published methodological guidelines in
economic evaluation, indicating that there is a growing interest in
evaluating health-related products, drugs, and technologies used by
the population. Presentations on the health care system and the role
of health technology assessment, pharmacoeconomics, and risk
sharing policies, from the public sector perspective, in the Latin
American countries Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico were
made at the 3rd Latin American ISPOR Conference held in Mexico City
in 2011 and are discussed in this article. In conclusion, there is a clear
need for Latin American countries to evaluate the value of new
technologies that are being incorporated into their health care
system. In addition, health technology assessment guidelines are
important for their local needs in terms of regulation along with
common country unions. In the future, the Latin American region
needs to increase drug access along with implementing costcontainment
measures to improve quality and health outcomes.
Keywords: health technology assessment, Latin America.