Value Insider Season 1
Explore the fundamentals of assessing value in healthcare with the help of experts in the field.
The Value Insider podcast series explores the fundamentals of assessing value in healthcare. What is HTA? Who is a ‘payer’? What do cost-effectiveness and budget impact even mean? Why is there such a big difference between countries when it comes to healthcare and its reimbursement systems? Experts in the field explain all you need to know in a tangible way. No need to be familiar with health economics, just bring your curiosity and enjoy discussions between the host Mike Chambers and his impressive guest list Prof Mike Drummond, Prof Nancy Devlin, Prof Sean Sullivan, Prof Maureen Rutten-van Mölken, Prof Lou Garrison and Dr Panos Kanavos
EPISODE 3
How does budget impact and affordability in healthcare work?
How does budget impact and affordability in healthcare work? In this episode of the Value Insider podcast, host Mike Chambers speaks with Prof. Sean Sullivan about affordability and budget impact for the 'payers' of healthcare interventions. Prof. Sullivan is Dean of the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. He is past president of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) and served as chair of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) committee of US Health Insurer Premera Blue Cross, was part of the US Governmental Medicare coverage evidence committee and led the ISPOR Task Force on Methods for Conducting and Reporting Budget Impact Assessments. Prof. Sullivan explains how budget impact and affordability are intertwined and how this plays a role in decisions in the US, but also the rest of the world.