Pricing and reimbursement of drugs in Sweden

J. Lundkvist

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2002, vol. 3, issue 1, 66-70

Abstract: The Swedish public health care system is financed mainly by taxes. The major part of drug costs is paid by the drug reimbursement system. Sweden has, as most other countries, seen a large increase in the expenditures on drugs in recent years. The responsibility for the cost of drugs in Sweden has recently been decentralized to the county council level. The reimbursement system of drugs currently covers all drugs with a price approved by the National Social Insurance Board, unless the government specifically decides against such coverage. Two groups of drugs were recently excluded from coverage: drugs for obesity and impotence. The price level of drugs in Sweden is close to the average of the European countries. Economic evaluations are currently not mandatory in Swedish price and reimbursement negotiations but are nonetheless important, particularly in negotiations for drugs expected to command large price premiums. The Swedish pricing and reimbursement system has recently been under investigation, and new reforms are expected in the near future. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

Keywords: Keywords Drug cost; Health care systems; Reimbursement; Pricing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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