How to improve the Belgian process for Managed Entry Agreements? : - Short report

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SHORT REPORT 1 -- 1. INTRODUCTION 2 -- 1.1. BACKGROUND 2 -- 1.2. A RAPID LOOK AT THE EXISTING TAXONOMY 3 -- 2. (SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE) THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PROCESS 6 -- 2.1. HORIZON SCANNING 6 -- 2.2. THE CTG-CRM PROCEDURE 6 -- 2.2.1. CTG-CRM submission files .6 -- 2.2.2. The evaluation reports of the CTG-CRM 7 -- 2.3. THE CONVENTION PROCESS 11 -- 2.3.1. Composition of the working group 11 -- 2.3.2. Criteria to qualify for a convention procedure 12 -- 2.3.3. Identification of products under convention 13 -- 2.4. THE CONVENTIONS CHARACTERISTICS 14 -- 2.4.1. The type of convention 14 -- 2.4.2. A link with the uncertainty / problem identified by the CTG-CRM 16 -- 2.4.3. The convention duration and the new evaluation process 28 -- 2.4.4. Impact on the health care budget for pharmaceuticals 29 -- 3. CONCLUSION 30 -- REFERENCES 32