Policy for medical technology in France.

Sustainability of Long-term Care: Puzzling Tasks Ahead for Policy-Makers

Background The sustainability of long-term care (LTC) is a prominent policy priority in many Western countries. LTC is one of the most pressing fiscal issues for the growing population of elderly people in the European Union (EU) Member States. Country recommendations regarding LTC are prominent under the EU’s European Semester.   Methods This paper examines challenges related to the financial-...

Assessing Patient Organization Participation in Health Policy: A Comparative Study in France and Italy

Background Even though there are many patient organizations across Europe, their role in impacting health policy decisions and reforms has not been well documented. In line with this, the present study endeavours to fill this gap in the international literature. To this end, it aims to validate further a previously developed instrument (the Health Democracy Index - HDI) measuring patient organi...

Without Explicit Targets, Does France Meet Minimum Volume Thresholds for Hip and Knee Replacement and Bariatric Surgeries?

Development of health technology assessment in France.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe the history of health technology assessment (HTA) in France. METHODS The approach was a descriptive review done by people who have been very much involved in this history. RESULTS The interest in HTA and evaluation as a tool for health decision making goes back to the 1970s in France. During the 1980s, there were several attempts to develop a...

A Review of Evidence-Informed Policy Making in Sustainable Healthy Food and Nutrition Systems

Background and purpose: A safe food system provides the conditions for consumers to decide about and choose the food products. This systematic review describes the alternatives in order to achieve a healthy nutrition pattern in a food system that can be used to make changes in current policies. Materials and methods: An electronic literature search was done in Google Scholar, Web of Science, P...