Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Estonian Pharmaceutical Market

The case study provides an overview of the main features of the pharmaceuticals pricing andreimbursement policies in Estonia, based on a review of regulations and literature, and data analysis. The first chapter of the report provides background in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Habicht, Triin
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/209011593100198695/Pricing-and-reimbursement-policies-in-Estonian-pharmaceutical-market
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34189
Description
Summary:The case study provides an overview of the main features of the pharmaceuticals pricing andreimbursement policies in Estonia, based on a review of regulations and literature, and data analysis. The first chapter of the report provides background information on the Estonian health system context and overall description of the pharmaceutical sector. The second chapter focuses on the pricing policies used for the retail and hospital sector medicines, while outlining the impact of current policies. The third chapter takes a closer look into the reimbursement policies for outpatient and inpatient medicines. Finally, some conclusions from the case study are provided.