Advances in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Health Interventions

摘要: The growing application of cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis and controversies about its methods has led to a need explore welfare economic foundations. Examination theoretic foundations can provide rationale for selecting specific standards the CE while deepening our understanding implications alternative methodological approaches. In this paper, I conditions under which decision making based on analysis, carried out way, leads distribution resources that desirable social properties. first section describes basics how it be applied aid decisions allocation health resources. paper then turns potential addresses issues in carrying such as costs include, whose perspective matters outcomes are measured. It demonstrates foundation help resolve ambiguities uncertainties analysis. also discusses limitations an approach, indeed reflect analytic framework. Finally, unresolved difficulties using results make policy at societal or group level.