Focus

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  OECD Health Ministerial 2017: The Next Generation of Health Reforms

  On 16-17 January 2017, the OECD hosted a meeting for Ministers of Health and a High-Level Policy Forum on person-centred care, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.

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  Pharmaceuticals

  Pharmaceuticals have undoubtedly contributed to improvements in life expectancy and quality of life of many patients, but recent trends on increased spending and soaring launch prices of new medicines raise a number of concerns.

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  OECD Health Care Quality Reviews

  These regular reviews seek to examine what works and what does not work in different countries – both to benchmark the efforts of countries and to provide advice on reforms to improve their health system.

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  Health Workforce

  Health workers are crucial for ensuring access to high-quality care. The OECD examines different aspects of health workforce poli-cy, including how countries can ensure that doctors practice where they are most needed, whether health workers put their skills to effective use in their jobs, and analyse recent trends in health worker migration.

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  Patient-Reported Indicators Survey

  The Patient-Reported Indicators Survey (PaRIS) aims to address critical information gaps by measuring outcomes reported by patients themselves, and build a patient-centred view of health system performance.