Applying priority-setting frameworks: A review of public and vulnerable populations’ participation in health-system priority setting

BACKGROUND: There is a growing body of literature that describes, applies, and evaluates applications of health-system priority-setting frameworks in different contexts. However, little explicit focus has been given to examining operationalization of the stakeholder participation component of these frameworks. The literature identifies the public as a stakeholder group and recommends their participation when applying the frameworks. METHODS: We …