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Methods for Economic Evaluation Project

2014

This report details the work of the Methods for Economic Evaluation Project (MEEP), which aims to promote a consistency in the methods used for economic evaluations. The report is targeted especially at low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a major funder of health economic evaluations in LMICs, but there is substantial variation in the methods used and the quality of the analyses produced. The report drew on expertise from several major research institutions. It focuses on the methods of a reference case for use with economic evaluations, using it to demonstrate the a) assessment of benefits and risks, b) planning, and c) reporting of economic evaluations to improve their usefulness for decision-making. One example of a recommendation is to choose a measure for health outcomes that is appropriate to the problem, captures both length and quality of life and is generalizable across disease states. Another recommendation is to explore health effects on sub-populations.

 

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Methods for Economic Evaluation Project (MEEP). Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NICE International, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program 2014. http://www.globalhitap.net/projects/methods-for-economic-evaluation-project-meep