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Manuscript Structure
Length of article is: Adequate
Number of tables is: Adequate
Number of figures is: Adequate
Please state any conflict(s) of interest that you have in relation to the review of this paper (state “none” if this is not applicable): None
Comments
First of all, we are really grateful for the opportunity of this review.
This study is relevant because the analyses of the Budget Impact Assessments (AIO) allow the identification of possible improvements in CONITEC’s evaluation methodologies and processes. We now make our considerations:
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Line 21 to 26 - Wasn’t there concern about the reports on private sector demands issued before 2019? Since there were no dossiers to be consulted.
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Line 54 to 55 - To correct the sentence: As doenças oncológicas, por sua vez, não só estão acompanhadas de custos consideráveis, mas também de uma política de…
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Line 8 – The correct one, wouldn’t it be: … sendo superior à epidemiológica.
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Line 27 to 47 - We suggest the representation of the absolute values {X(%)} also in Figure 1 to facilitate the reading of the results.
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The possibility of biases related to the absence of dossiers referring to reports on private sector demands before to 2019 should be mentioned in the study’s discussion.