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Role of economic evidence in coverage decision-making in South Korea.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The South Korean government required the submission of economic evidence when it implemented the Positive-List System in December 2006. This study investigates the key factors that influenced actual public insurance reimbursement decisions, including the role of economic evidence, after 10 years of decision practice under compulsory health technology assessment (HTA) for new drugs. METHOD:Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the impact of the variables involved, including cost-effectiveness ratio as a key variable, on reimbursement decisions. The latter were defined as "yes" or "no" at a submitted price and indication. Only cases (n = 91) that present a cost-effectiveness ratio, and that have been reviewed based on this ratio from January 2007 to December 2016, were included in the analysis. RESULTS:Cases with higher cost-effectiveness ratios were less likely to be accepted. In addition, drugs that were used to treat severe diseases and drugs with no substitute were more likely to be recommended. The probability of acceptance declined along with the level of uncertainty in the submitted evidence. The acceptance rate for severe-disease drugs has increased since 2013, when the government introduced several policies that lowered the existing barriers to positive reimbursement. However, such an increase was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS:Cost-effectiveness is one of the most influential factors in drug-reimbursement decisions. However, inclusion of other explanatory variables, in addition to the cost-effectiveness ratio, predicted the results of decisions more accurately.

SUBMITTER: Bae EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200251 | biostudies-other | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Role of economic evidence in coverage decision-making in South Korea.

Bae Eun-Young EY   Kim Hui Jeong HJ   Lee Hye-Jae HJ   Jang Junho J   Lee Seung Min SM   Jung Yunkyung Y   Yoon Nari N   Kim Tae Kyung TK   Kim Kookhee K   Yang Bong-Min BM  

PloS one 20181024 10


<h4>Objectives</h4>The South Korean government required the submission of economic evidence when it implemented the Positive-List System in December 2006. This study investigates the key factors that influenced actual public insurance reimbursement decisions, including the role of economic evidence, after 10 years of decision practice under compulsory health technology assessment (HTA) for new drugs.<h4>Method</h4>Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the impact of the variables invo  ...[more]

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