Chapter Eight. Cost Effectiveness and Payment Policy

Cost-effectiveness analysis is versatile and used widely to assist in health care decision making. This chapter discusses how cost-effectiveness analysis is used at the system or national level, particularly in the domain of coverage and payment policy. We describe its relationship to other techniqu...
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Cost-effectiveness analysis is versatile and used widely to assist in health care decision making. This chapter discusses how cost-effectiveness analysis is used at the system or national level, particularly in the domain of coverage and payment policy. We describe its relationship to other techniques, such as cost/benefit analysis, and the theoretical and practical aspects of applying the analytic technique in a decision framework. We then discuss the diverse ways that it is now used in various settings around the world, and the ways that it might be used in the future. Ausführliche Beschreibung