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. 2012 Sep 1;8(9):1326–1334. doi: 10.4161/hv.20550

Table 1. Differences in payer environments in US and EU.5.

     EU environment
     US environment
     Single payer      Multiple payers
     One institution is gatekeeper for product access in the country
     None is gatekeeper for the whole market
     Payer is the ultimate payer
     Payers often intermediates
     Payer in charge of all HC budget
     Payers often limited to drugs
     Payer keep patients till end of life
     Patients turnover among Managed Care Organizations
     Payers have limited influence on prescriptions
     Payers have many tools to influence prescriptions
     Patient records exist
     Very limited patients IT records
     Prices are controlled
     Prices market based
     Prices are transparent
     Prices opaque
     High level of cross border influence
     Limited cross payers influence
     Health technology assessment well developed and used      Limited use of HTA in formulary decisions