Ethics of access to newly approved expensive medical treatments: multi-stakeholder dialogues in a publicly funded healthcare system

Background: Due to rising healthcare expenditures, countries with publicly funded healthcare systems face challenges when providing newly approved expensive anti-cancer treatments to all eligible patients. In the Netherlands in 2015, the so-called Coverage Lock (CL), was introduced to help safeguard...

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Main Authors: Charlotte H. C. Bomhof, Jilles Smids, Sybren Sybesma, Maartje Schermer, Eline M. Bunnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1265029/full