There has been a rapid increase in the use of cost‐effectiveness analysis, with quality
adjusted life years (QALYs) as an outcome measure, in evaluating both medical …

Background Decision-making in healthcare policy involves assessing both costs and
benefits. In determining the cost-effectiveness (CE) threshold, willingness to pay (WTP) per …

Objective: To understand the different methodologies used to elicit willingness to pay for
health and the value of a statistical life year through surveys. Methodology: A systematic …

Researchers and policymakers have long been interested in developing simple decision
rules to aid in determining whether an intervention is, or is not, cost-effective. In global …

Background Many health care systems claim to incorporate the cost-effectiveness criterion in
their investment decisions. Information on the system's willingness to pay per effectiveness …

Resources available to the health care sector are finite and typically insufficient to fulfil all
the demands for health care in the population. Decisions must be made about which …

This study assesses the short and medium-term impact of extreme temperatures on
population health and health-related costs in Germany. For 1999 to 2008, we link the …

The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) has become a widely used measure of health
outcomes for use in informing decision making in health technology assessment. However …

The use of a threshold for cost-utility studies is of major importance to health authorities for
making the best allocation decisions for limited resources. Regarding the increasing number …

Background A number of studies have been conducted to estimate willingness to pay (WTP)
per quality-adjusted life years (QALY) in patients or general population for various diseases …