The aim of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) conducted with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness, and budgetary impact of ezetimibe-containing medicines compared to statins or fenofibrate in patients with hypercholesterolaemia or mixed/combined hyperlipidaemia. https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/versicherungen/krankenversicherung/krankenversicherung-leistungen-tarife/hta/hta-projekte/ezetimib.html

Deep brain stimulation delivers electrical impulses to a key central location deep in the brain, suppressing the bursts of epileptic discharges that characterise seizures. Ross was contracted to undertake economic modelling and budget impact assessment for MSAC assessment.

The objective of this HTA conducted with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness, and budgetary impact of percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty in patients with symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures unresponsive to non-surgical treatment. https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/versicherungen/krankenversicherung/krankenversicherung-leistungen-tarife/hta/hta-projekte/vertebroplastie_kyphoplastie.html

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossiers submitted for local reimbursement and pricing decisions to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) were evaluated in collaboration with a cross-functional team. The clinical and economic evidence presented in the submissions was analyzed.

Some patients after stroke, with multiple sclerosis (MS), or with Parkinson’s disease currently receive physiotherapy over a lengthy period (more than 36 physiotherapy sessions per year). The question arises as to whether long-term physiotherapy for these patients’ additional benefits has compared with those receiving short-term physiotherapy. The aim of the HTA undertaken with the College of Surgeons was to assess the efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness, and budgetary impact of long-term physiotherapy for patients after stroke, with MS or Parkinson’s disease. https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/versicherungen/krankenversicherung/krankenversicherung-leistungen-tarife/hta/hta-projekte/langzeitphysiotherapie.html

Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) is a procedure used to remove early-stage cancers and precancerous growths from the digestive tract lining.  It is considered a less invasive alternative to surgery for conditions like Barrett's esophagus and colorectal cancer. The Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce proposed new funding options for EMR, emphasizing its safety, effectiveness, and potential benefits over traditional surgery. A Markov model and budget impact analysis was undertaken prior to listing of the procedure on the MBS