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Design and Features of Pricing and Payment Schemes for Health Technologies: A Scoping Review and a Proposal for a Flexible Need-Driven Classification

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  • Vittoria Ardito

    (SDA Bocconi School of Management
    University of Hamburg)

  • Oriana Ciani

    (SDA Bocconi School of Management)

  • Michael Drummond

    (SDA Bocconi School of Management
    University of York)

Abstract

Background and Objective In a context of growing clinical and financial uncertainty, pricing and payment schemes can act as possible solutions to the problems of affordability and access to health technologies. However, a comprehensive categorization of the available schemes to help decision makers tackle these challenges is lacking. This work aims at mapping existing types of pricing and payment schemes, and proposes a new approach for their classification, in order to help decision makers and other stakeholders select the best type of scheme to meet their needs. Methods A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR)-compliant scoping literature review was performed between 2010 and 2023 in three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus). The search strategy was developed around two groups of keywords, “pricing/payment schemes” and “scheme innovativeness”. Eligible studies were those illustrating the unique design and features of each scheme type, which were extracted by two independent reviewers, and synthesized using a narrative format, including a detailed tabular description of each type of scheme. Results A total of 70 unique types of pricing and payment schemes were identified. Around one third (33%) was only specified in principle, while two thirds (67%) had been implemented in practice. About half of the scheme types were proposed for drugs (34/70, 49%), and the vast majority were not designed for a specific therapeutic area (55/70, 79%). Each scheme type was categorized based on distinctive characteristics: the objectives, the outcome component, the timing/modalities of payments, and the evidence collection requirements. Conclusions Instead of trying to fit the retrieved schemes into a rigid taxonomy, we propose a new approach that suggests a flexible need-driven use of the available scheme types, driven primarily by the specific objective that one might have, and allows leveraging of the other key characteristics of each type of scheme.

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  • Vittoria Ardito & Oriana Ciani & Michael Drummond, 2025. "Design and Features of Pricing and Payment Schemes for Health Technologies: A Scoping Review and a Proposal for a Flexible Need-Driven Classification," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 43(1), pages 5-29, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:pharme:v:43:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s40273-024-01435-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s40273-024-01435-2
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    1. Panos Kanavos & Olivier Wouters & Panos Kanavos & Alessandra Ferrario & Giovanni Tafuri & Paolo Siviero, 2017. "Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Health Technology Introduction: The Role of Managed Entry Agreements," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 8, pages 84-92, March.
    2. Vittoria Ardito & Ludovico Cavallaro & Michael Drummond & Oriana Ciani, 2024. "Mapping Payment and Pricing Schemes for Health Innovation: Protocol of a Scoping Literature Review," PharmacoEconomics - Open, Springer, vol. 8(5), pages 765-772, September.
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