Publication
2016
Country-Level Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds
This article estimates the cost-effectiveness thresholds (CETs) for health interventions in several low and middle-income …
This article estimates the cost-effectiveness thresholds (CETs) for health interventions in several low and middle-income countries (LMICs), based on opportunity costs. When there are constraints on a health care system’s budget or ability to increase expenditures, additional costs imposed by interventions have an “opportunity cost” in terms of the health foregone because other interventions cannot be provided. The authors argue that cost-effectiveness thresholds should reflect health opportunity cost and aim to calculate these in four…
Priority Setting/Ethics
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Economics/Finance
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Europe
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Health Systems
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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Health/Medicine
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Middle East & North Africa
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Latin America & Caribbean
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Asia & Pacific