Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative
2018
This report published by the National Academies Press examines patient access to affordable and effective therapies, with emphasis on drug pricing, inflation in the cost of drugs, and insurance design. Moreover, it explores structural and policy factors that are influencing drug pricing, drug access programs, the emerging role of comparative effectiveness assessments in payment policies, changing finances of medical practice, and measures to prevent drug shortages while continuing to foster innovation in drug development. The authors make recommendations for policy actions that could account for drug price trends, improve patient access to affordable and effective treatments, and encourage innovations that address needs in health care. The report discusses 32 findings on a variety of issues relating to the affordability of medicines, which determine that consumer access to effective and affordable medicines is an imperative for public health, social equity, and economic development.
The chapters in this report include:
Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative
Source:
Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative. The National Academies Press 2018. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24946/making-medicines-affordable-a-national-imperative.