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01-10-2016 | Commentary

Performance-Based Agreements in Italy: ‘Trendy Outcomes’ or Mere Illusions?

Authors: Livio Garattini, Alessandro Curto

Published in: PharmacoEconomics | Issue 10/2016

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Performance-based agreements (PbAs) refer to pricing and reimbursement agreements based on patient outcomes [1]. Different from financial-based agreements (FbAs), consisting of price/dose discounts, the underlying philosophy of PbAs is to pay only for patients responding to therapy, a very challenging issue from a clinical perspective, while appealing from a political viewpoint [2]. …

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Title: Performance-Based Agreements in Italy: ‘Trendy Outcomes’ or Mere Illusions?
Authors: Livio Garattini
Alessandro Curto
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: PharmacoEconomics / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 1170-7690
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2027
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-016-0420-1

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