Some reflections on cost-effectiveness analysis

• Cost-effectiveness analysis has become the dominant method for economic evaluations of healthcare. Two papers estimating the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening in Denmark [1] and the UK [2] appear in this issue of Health Economics. In this editorial we discuss two methodological issues in relation to these studies. We first discuss what costs should be included in cost-effectiveness analysis. This is followed by a section about the decision rule of cost-effectiveness analysis. The editorial ends with some concluding remarks.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)

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art (subject category)

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