New position paper “Value-Oriented Public Procurement in Healthcare”

Public procurement accounts for approximately 14% of EU GDP, and average government healthcare spending in the EU in 2020 exceeded 8% of the GDP, i.e., more than 1 trillion euros.

Nearly a fifth of government healthcare spending in the EU (about €200 billion) pertains to spending on medicines, medical devices and equipment. 

AmCham Croatia has prepared a document providing specific recommendations regarding the public procurement of medicines, medical devices and equipment. The aim of the document is to ensure that future Croatian healthcare procurement practices, including unified public procurement, allow the introduction of innovations and directing the procurement towards providing maximum value for money. That would improve clinical outcomes and the economic efficiency of the healthcare system to benefit the economy and society as a whole.

Position paper “Value-Oriented Public Procurement in Healthcare” is available here.