Latest News from NHEM

PAPER | The Impact of Multimarket Competition on Generic Drugs' Regulated Prices - <p>Do more rivals mean lower drug prices?&nbsp;Not always. In Portugal, even with price caps and multiple generic competitors, many drugs remained priced at or near their regulatory ceilings.</p>
PAPER | Community-based interventions to improve the health of migrant children in high-income countries: a systematic review. - <p>We are excited to share new research just published in <em data-end="117" data-start="90">Social Science &amp; Medicine</em>:<br data-end="121" data-start="118" /> &nbsp;</p>
Health Spending Observatory 09 | June 2025 | Trends in Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures in Portugal - <p>This publication examines the evolution of out-of-pocket health expenditures between 2015 and 2022, drawing on data from the Household Budget Survey conducted by the National Statistics Institute.</p>
Regional Secretaries of the Autonomous Region of Madeira visit Nova SBE - <p>At the invitation of the Nova SBE Health Economics &amp; Management Knowledge Center, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, <strong>Micaela Fonseca de...</strong></p>
Work Project | Caring for the Underserved: An Examination of Via Verde Saúde’s Mission to Address the Family Doctor Shortage in Portugal - <p>A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Master&rsquo;s degree in International Development and Public Policy from the Nova School of Business and Economics.</p>
Contribution to the Public Consultation - <p>&ldquo;Recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Regulatory Authority&rdquo; regarding immigrant access to health care</p>
Short Notes | May 2025 | The public-private relationship in healthcare - <p>This Short Note discusses the role of the public and private sectors within the Portuguese health system across two distinct areas: the financing of healthcare expenditure and the provision of...</p>
Short notes | February 2025 | Beyond Borders: Immigrants’ Mental Health and Health Care Access in Portugal - <p>This Short Note explores how immigrants&#39; origin (born within or outside the European Union) and their reasons for migrating (economic or non-economic) influence their mental health, access to...</p>
Presentation event: Public Health ImpACT - <p>Summary of the event by Professor Pedro Pita Barros.</p>
PAPER | Low-cost and scalable machine learning model for identifying children and adolescents with poor oral health using survey data: An empirical study in Portugal - <p>Our NHEM members Eduardo Costa and Pedro Pita Barros have collaborated on an innovative paper that develops a machine-learning model to identify children and adolescents with poor oral health using...</p>
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