2014•PubMedOpen access

"Budget impact analyses": a practical policy making tool for drug reimbursement decisions.

Hamidreza Jamshidi, Naghmeh Foroutan, Jamshid Salamzadeh

Abstract

In the present article, Budget Impact Analysis as an effective, practical financial tool has been introduced to the policy makers for improving drug formulary and reimbursement decision making. In Iran, Ministry of Health (MOH), health insurance organizations, and health care providers such as hospitals could take the most advantage of the BIAs reports.

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Key concepts: Formulary, Reimbursement, Christian ministry, Business, Actuarial science, Health care, Public economics, Finance