Publication
2017
When Cost-Effective Interventions Are Unaffordable
Many health interventions deemed cost-effective are not affordable. Despite the importance of affordability to policymakers, …
Many health interventions deemed cost-effective are not affordable. Despite the importance of affordability to policymakers, little of the cost-effectiveness literature in global health addresses this issue. Budget impact analysis (BIA) describes an intervention's short-term costs and savings from the payer's perspective. This paper assesses the current use of budget impact analysis (BIA) and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in health economic assessments conducted for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The authors recommend steps researchers and policymakers can…
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Government/Law
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Global
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Priority Setting/Ethics
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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Infectious Diseases
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Chronic Disease/Risk
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Health Systems
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Economics/Finance
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Health/Medicine
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Science/Technology