Value, Affordability, and Decision Making
Efficient decisions about allocating health care budgets require assessment of the effects of health care interventions and the value for money they provide. Decision-making processes leading to funding decisions should be structured and evidence-based.
Critique of Research Proposing to Lower NICE’s Cost-per-QALY Threshold to £12,936
2 December 2013
This paper counters recent research that recommended NICE lower its threshold from the current official £20,000-£30,000. Critique of CHE Research Paper 81: Methods for the Estimation…
NICE Decisions: Cost-effectiveness is the Most Significant Predictor
21 November 2013
Using data for 1999-2011, this thorough analysis explores what has most influenced NICE’s decisions and whether this has changed. Established in 1999, the National Institute for…
What Is the Role of Cost-Effectiveness Evidence in US Health Care?
31 July 2013
At an OHE seminar last week, Dr James Chambers of Tufts Medical School examined the role cost-effectiveness evidence plays in health care resource allocation in the…
Exploring the Link Between Health and Wealth in Government Decision Making
16 May 2013
Traditionally, decision makers both within and outside the health sector have thought of the value of health interventions primarily in terms of reduced morbidity or mortality.…
Valuing Orphan Medicines Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
7 May 2013
OHE has just released a research paper that describes an experimental study intended to test whether and how a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approach can be…
OHE Presents at Two Key Workshops on Use of EQ-5D in HTA Across Asia
27 March 2013
OHE’s Prof Nancy Devlin presented at two key workshops held for researchers and HTA policy makers from across Asia. The workshops were organised by Prof Nan…
Spotlight on OHE: Understanding Value Based Pricing
12 February 2013
Value based pricing (VBP) is increasingly common in health care systems worldwide. OHE continues to make important contributions to the debate about VBP approaches and application…
New Pilot Study: Capturing Public Preferences about Health Care Priorities
16 January 2013
The proposals from the UK Department of Health (DH) for value based pricing (VBP) include a process whereby higher prices would be granted to medicines that…
Searching for Cost-effectiveness Thresholds in NHS Scotland
1 December 2013
This research examines the use of QALY thresholds in NHS Scotland in 2012-13 for health services that were “at the margin”, i.e. those for which investment or…