Utilization of health technologies--Do not look where there is a light; shine your light where there is a need to look!: Relating national health goals with resource allocation decision-making; illustration through examining the Israeli healthcare system

Oren Shavit

Health Policy, 2009, vol. 92, issue 2-3, pages 268-275

Abstract: Innovative health technologies are often the focus of attention. However, in the allocation of public resources for improving health, the focus should be on the health needs of the population. It is the need that should be analyzed first, and decision makers should then evaluate the full range of interventions available, whether new or old, to meet this need. This is in contrast to analyzing the technology first and then characterizing the need it meets, which is the current practice in reimbursement decision-making in several countries. The identified health need should define national health goals, and these goals should be proactively assimilated into the reimbursement decision-making process. Differential reimbursement rates could reflect the relative contribution of the technology to the unmet health need.

Keywords: Reimbursement; mechanisms; Health; policy; Decision-making; Resource; allocation; Health; care; rationing; Health; technology; assessment; Health; goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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