[P5] Plenary Session 5
"Cost-effectiveness"
How to Tackle NCDs in the Era of Tightening Budget Constraints: Expert Opinions

[P5-1] Why do we need health technology assessments (HTAs)?

^○Masako Ii (Hitotsubashi University)

Professor, Asian Public Policy Program, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University
She received Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1993. Prior to joining Hitotsubashi University, Professor Ii was as an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University. She also worked as a consultant at the world Bank, Inter-America Development Bank and the Ministry of Planning of the Government of Bolivia. Her fields of specialization are health economics, public economics and development economics. Her recent publication is “Are Japanese People Satisfied with Their Health Care System and Services? Empirical Evidence from Survey Data,” (with B Niu) Health Policy in 2019.
She is currently on the editorial board of Financial Review, issued by the Policy Research Institute, the Japanese Ministry of Finance.
She is a member of Science Council of Japan; Tax Commission, Cabinet Office; the Board of Governors, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation