Price and reimbursement regulation of medicinal products in the Czech Republic

Price and reimbursement regulation of medicinal products in the Czech Republic Price and reimbursement regulation of medicinal products is an integral and important part of the public health insurance system. The aim of the thesis is to describe the methods of regulation in the Czech Republic, to evaluate some of its elements and to give real examples or experiences that are known to the author of the thesis from his work experience at the State Institute for Drug Control. Apart from outlining the issues in the introduction and evaluating them in the conclusion, the thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter defines the basic concepts that are necessary for understanding the mechanisms of price and reimbursement regulation of medicinal products. The second chapter focuses on the historical development of price and reimbursement regulation, or the situation before and after 2008, which can undoubtedly be considered the most important milestone so far, marking the transition to the current legislation, where the maximum price and the level of reimbursement conditions are set in an administrative procedure. The third chapter then discusses price regulation, its general background and the methods of setting the maximum price. The author also describes the standard course of administrative..