Test pricing and reimbursement in genomic medicine: Towards a general strategy

Vozikis, Athanassios, Cooper, David Neil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8943-8484, Mitropoulou, Christina, Kambouris, Manousos E., Brand, Angela, Dolzan, Vita, Fortina, Paolo, Innocenti, Federico, Lee, Ming Ta Michael, Leyens, Lada, Macek Jr, Milan, Al-Mulla, Fahd, Prainsack, Barbara, Squassina, Alessio, Taruscio, Domenica, van Schaik, Ron H., Vayena, Effy, Williams, Marc S. and Patrinos, George P. 2017. Test pricing and reimbursement in genomic medicine: Towards a general strategy. Public Health Genomics 19 (6) , pp. 352-363. 10.1159/000449152

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Abstract

This paper aims to provide an overview of the rationale and basic principles guiding the governance of genomic testing services, to clarify their objectives, and allocate and define responsibilities among stakeholders in a health-care system,with a special focus on the EU countries. Particular attention is paid to issues pertaining to pricing and reimbursement policies, the availability of essential genomic tests which differs between various countries owing to differences in disease revalence and public health relevance, the prescribing and use of genomic testing services according to existing or new guidelines, budgetary and fiscal control, the balance between price and access to innovative testing, monitoring and evaluation for cost-effectiveness and safety, and the development of research capacity. We conclude that addressing the specific items put forward in this article will help to create a robust policy in relation to pricing and reimbursement in genomic medicine. This will contribute to an effective and sustainable health-care system and will prove beneficial to the economy at large.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Genomic medicine · Pharmacogenomics · Public health genomics · Health economics · Whole genome sequencing · Genomics education · Policy · Reimbursement
Publisher:	Karger
ISSN:	1662-4246
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 January 2017
Date of Acceptance:	16 August 2016
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2022 10:04
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/97368

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