Moving Towards Effective and Efficient Implementation of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design: A Response to Recent Commentaries

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IQ Health Science Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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We welcome the interest of several colleagues1-7 in our practical guide on evidence-informed deliberative processes (EDPs) for health benefit package (HBP) design.8 In their commentaries, published in this journal during 2023, all the authors applaud the development of the guidance and put forth several arguments for improvements and areas for further research, organised around three main themes: (i) how to best achieve legitimacy in practice, (ii) institutionalization of EDPs, and (iii) monitoring and evaluation (M&E). ...(Read more...)

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  • Receive Date: 05 June 2024
  • Revise Date: 12 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 15 June 2024
  • First Publish Date: 16 June 2024

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