+1 862 207 3288 Setting: pressconference initiated by OncyPharm Ltd
The setting is based in a full-coverage public insurance-based health system. In this
system, universal coverage exists, however additional private insurances can be offered
to the people. OncyPharm Ltd. has called for pressconference to announce the
following.
Assume that:
Several international pharmaceutical companies are competing in the field of oncology
and have equivalent drugs on the market. One company, OncyPharm Ltd., decides to a)
buy a chain of oncology clinics and to b) set up a chain of ambulatory oncology
practices. Above that the company decides to c) buy an insurance and offer an optional
additional insurance (added value services) for patients for additional homecare service
in case of palliative care1 (this ist so far not covered by the public health insurance).
Exercises:
Form the following groups for discussion purpose:
Group 1 OncyPharm Ltd. representatives
Group 2 patient representatives
Group 3 clinic & health professional representatives
Group 4 representatives of insurers association
Group 5 government representatives
I. Oral exercise:
Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the above setting from each
group perspective.
II. Written exercise
Write a position statement from your groups’ perspective (please don’t forget the names
within a group).
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form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms,
rather than striving to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. The goal
is to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness.
Non-hospice palliative care is not dependent on prognosis and is offered in conjunction with curative and
all other appropriate forms of medical treatment.
