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Use of Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in Healthcare Public Policy: Progress and Challenges

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The article offers a comparative analysis of the influence of cost-effectiveness thresholds in the decision-making processes in financing policies, coverage, and price regulation of health technologies in nine countries. We investigated whether countries used cost-effectiveness thresholds for public health policy decision making and found that few countries have adopted the cost-effectiveness threshold as an official criterion for financing, reimbursement, or pricing. However, in countries where it is applied, such as Thailand, the results have been very favorable in terms of minimizing health technology prices and ensuring the financial sustainability of the health system. Although the cost-effectiveness threshold has opportunities for improvement, particularly in certain institutional contexts and with adequate participation of the different strategic actors in the formulation of public policy, its potential use and added value are significant in various aspects.

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Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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SCImago Journal & Country Rank
FuenteApplied Health Economics and Health Policy
Cuartil año de publicaciónNo disponible
Volumen22
Issue6
Páginas797 - 804
pISSNNo disponible
ISSN1179-1896

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