Evidence on the effectiveness of policies promoting price transparency - A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Policies promoting price transparency may be an important approach to control medicine prices and achieve better access to medicines. As part of a wider review, we aimed to systematically determine whether policies promoting price transparency are effective in managing the prices of pharmaceutical products. We searched for studies published between January 1, 2004 and October 10, 2019, comparing policies promoting price transparency against other interventions or a counterfactual. Eligible study designs included randomized trials, and non-randomized or quasi-experimental studies such as interrupted time-series (ITS), repeated measures (RM), and controlled before-after studies. Studies were eligible if they included at least one of the following outcomes: price (or expenditure as a proxy fo

SUBMITTER: Joosse IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357344 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature