October 7, 2026
Title: Evolving HTA Systems in Latin America: Access & Innovation
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
10:00AM EDT | 2:00PM UTC | 4:00PM CEST
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Description
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) systems across Latin America are undergoing important transformation, with increasing formalization of governance structures, evolving value frameworks, and expanding evidence requirements. These developments are directly shaping pricing, reimbursement, and patient access decisions across diverse and heterogeneous health systems.
As institutional rigor strengthens, an important policy question emerges: how does HTA design influence not only reimbursement outcomes, but also the timeliness and real-world implementation of access? As compared high-income countries, in middle-income settings face greater fiscal constraints affecting the intervals between regulatory approval, pricing negotiation, reimbursement determination, and effective patient uptake: the resulting delays are likely to have significant implications for health outcomes, budget sustainability, and innovation planning.
This webinar will provide a structured regional perspective on key HTA and access trends across Latin America, followed by a moderated discussion featuring representatives from government, HTA and policy experts, and industry. The session will explore how HTA functions within Ministries of Health, how assessment translates into implementation, and how pricing dynamics—including differential pricing and external reference pricing—interact with national HTA processes.
Particular attention will be given to the balance between methodological rigor, affordability, and timely access. Designed for a global HEOR and market access audience, this session will offer comparative insight and strategic implications relevant to stakeholders engaged in value-based decision-making in middle-income systems.
Please Note: This webinar will be presented in Spanish. Attendees have the option to utilize Zoom's real-time language translation option to generate closed captions in the language of choice.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze how evolving HTA systems in Latin America influence reimbursement decisions and time-to-access.
- Evaluate how pricing dynamics, budget impact considerations, and external reference pricing interact with HTA processes.
- Identify strategic implications of HTA design for innovation sustainability and equitable patient access in middle-income settings.
Moderator:
Paola Rivera Ramirez, MPH, EU HTA Implementation - Project Manager, Brussels Centre for Collaboration in Health, Antwerp, VAN, Belgium
Speakers:
Diego F Guarin, MD, MPH, MSc, Access Strategy Lead, Intercontinental Markets, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Manuel Donato, PharmD, MSc, PhD(c), Coordinator, CETSAI, ISALUD University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Constanza Salas Ramos, MSc, Adjunct Professor, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Please note: On the day of the scheduled webinar, the first 1000 registered participants will be accepted into the webinar. For those who are unable to attend, or would like to review the webinar at a later date, the full-length webinar recording will be made available at the ISPOR Educational Webinar Series webpage approximately 2 days after the scheduled Webinar. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.