“Salami-slicing” the cost of medicines, which represent almost one-fifth of health system budgets and are subject to rigorous value assessments, won’t make healthcare systems more sustainable in the future, Nathalie Moll told EURACTIV.com in an interview.

Instead, healthcare systems, which are under pressure from an ageing population and increased prevalence of chronic disease, should be re-oriented towards delivering health outcomes rather than interventions, Moll added.

She spoke with EURACTIV’s Sarantis Michalopoulos on the sidelines of the European Health Forum in Gastein.