Cancer Treatment in China: How Are Policy and Practice in Tier 1 versus Tier 2/3 Cities Impacting Patient Access to High-cost Therapies.
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• Payers report that it will be very difficult for high-cost targeted therapies to be included on the NRDL, although they are increasingly likely to be included in the PRDLs. The greatest problem is that the drugs are too expensive. CANCER TREATMENT IN CHINA: HOW ARE POLICY AND PRACTICE IN TIER 1 VERSUS TIER 2/3 CITIES IMPACTING PATIENT ACCESS TO HIGH-COST THERAPIES Authors: Michelle Zhou, M.B.B.S, Ph.D., Kwok-Fai Ng, M.B.A Decision Resources Group Asia Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China www.DecisionResourcesGroup.com
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
دوره 17 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014