An overview of critical decision-points in the medical product lifecycle: Where to include patient preference information in the decision-making process? CiteScore: 3.9 ℹ CiteScore: 2019: 3.9 CiteScore measures the average citations received per peer-reviewed document published in this title. Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions which were undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. Pricing of in-patent pharmaceuticals in the Middle East and North Africa: Is external reference pricing implemented optimally? Once production of your article has started, you can track the status of your article via Track Your Accepted Article. Fundamentals of U.S. Health Policy; Fundamentals of U.S. Health Policy — A Basic Training Perspective Series July 30, 2020 | E.C. An explicit health policy could achieve several things that include defining a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. 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An article published in 2013 presented change in political astuteness reported by nurses who participated in a legislative day. An explicit health policy could achieve several things that include defining a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. Medicare was born in one province in 1947. 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