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PAPER | Determinants of catastrophic healthcare spending in Portugal (2005–2022) - <p>This study examines the evolution and impoverishing effects of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in Portugal between 2005 and 2022, using four waves of the Portuguese Household Budget Survey. It...</p>
VOICES | From the EuHEA Conference 2026 by Francisco Vital Marques - <p>Following the conference, Francisco shared a personal reflection on the experience, highlighting the value of international scientific exchange, the opportunity to engage with different health systems...</p>
Nova SBE Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center at EuHEA Conference 2026 - <p>The Nova SBE Health Economics &amp; Management Knowledge Center was represented at the EuHEA Conference 2026, held in Rotterdam under the theme &ldquo;Bridging health economics excellence in research...</p>
July 2026 | Spending Caps on Medicines: How Much Do They Cost, and Who Benefits? - <p>This publication analyses the impact of introducing annual spending caps on medicines as a financial protection mechanism in Portugal, through a microsimulation exercise based on the 2022 Household...</p>
NOVA Medical School and NOVA SBE’s Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center launch Nutrition Shark Tank - <p>NOVA Medical School and the Health Economics &amp; Management Knowledge Center are strengthening their commitment to innovation and health education through a new edition of the&nbsp;<strong>Nutrition Shark...</strong></p>
Podcast Healthonomics Talks - <p><strong data-end="116" data-start="57">Nova SBE Health Economics &amp; Management Knowledge Center</strong>&nbsp;presents&nbsp;<strong>𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬</strong>, a podcast dedicated to showcase the work developed in Health Economics at Nova...</p>
PAPER | Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Means Anchoring To A Moving Target - <p>This article examines the likely consequences of adopting Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing in the United States, a policy designed to tie US drug prices to the lowest prices observed in selected...</p>
14 | April 2026 | Chronic disease: demographic inevitability or structural change? An analysis of trends in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Portugal (2017–2025) - <p>This Short Note&nbsp;analyses trends in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Portugal between 2017 and 2025, seeking to determine to what extent the observed increase is due to population aging or to...</p>
PAPER | The Impact of Health Technology Assessment on Pharmaceutical Prices: Evidence from Germany - <p>This study evaluates the causal impact of Germany&rsquo;s 2011 AMNOG reform, which introduced a formal Health Technology Assessment (HTA)-based system requiring price negotiations for new drugs based...</p>
PAPER | Dynamic and heterogeneous impacts of granting and revoking elective c-section rights in São Paulo - <p>This study examines the effects of a unique natural experiment in São Paulo, Brazil, where a 2019 law temporarily allowed pregnant women to opt for elective caesarean sections in public healthcare...</p>
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