Jens Torup Østby

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Jens Torup Østby er samfunnsøkonom og direktør for markedstilgang og myndighetskontakt i legemiddelfirmaet Biogen.

Articles by Jens Torup Østby

How to account for production gains when prioritising healthcare interventions

Jens Torup Østby,
Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen

20.11.2023: Priority setting in health care involves the distribution of scarce resources. Changing the rules on priority setting entails a redistribution of resources. We present two proposals on how revised rules could improve total welfare while maintaining an acceptable distribution. The Norwegian...

Good reasons for confidential drug prices

Jens Torup Østby,
Oddvar Solli

11.03.2019: The price alone is insufficient to assess whether a new drug is too costly. For many years, manufacturers have been permitted to offer confidential discounts in tenders for pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines in Norway. The establishment of the National System for Managed Introduction of New Health...