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Addressing the Challenge for Well Informed and Consistent Reimbursement Decisions

The Case for Reference Models

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No sources of funding were used to prepare this manuscript. H.H. worked as an evaluator of submissions to PBAC between 2007 and 2009. J.K. has served as a member of the Economics Sub-Committee (ESC) of the PBAC since 2009.

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Ali Afzali, H.H., Karnon, J. Addressing the Challenge for Well Informed and Consistent Reimbursement Decisions. Pharmacoeconomics 29, 823–825 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2165/11593000-000000000-00000

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