Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2020
Medicines with one seller and many buyers: strategies to increase the power of the payer
20 May 2020 - Andrew Rintoul and colleagues argue that collaboration and transparency increase the market power of buyers who face a monopoly
Health system budgets face increasing pressures from ageing populations, epidemiological transitions, and technological innovation.
One area for buyers to find savings is in questioning whether the price they negotiate for a medicine is fair.
