Cost-effectiveness threshold: is it needed in Brazil?

Authors

  • Márcia Pinto Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira - Núcleo de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde
  • Marisa Santos Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia – Núcleo de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde.
  • Anete Trajman Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Programa de Pós-graduação em Clínica Médica da UFRJ e Universidade de McGill, Montreal, Canadá.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21115/JBES.v8.n1.p58-60

Keywords:

cost-effectiveness analysis, technology assessment, health systems

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the adoption of a threshold in economic analysis. A crucial debate in health systems is the cost-effectiveness threshold below which public health stakeholders, decision makers and the society are willing to pay. We here debate the advantages and caveats of adopting a threshold and the different ways to calculate this threshold based on the experience of other countries. In Latin America, including Brazil, cost-effectiveness threshold was not adopted by the majority of countries.

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Published

2016-04-20

How to Cite

Pinto, M., Santos, M., & Trajman, A. (2016). Cost-effectiveness threshold: is it needed in Brazil?. Jornal Brasileiro De Economia Da Saúde, 8(1), 58–60. https://doi.org/10.21115/JBES.v8.n1.p58-60

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Artigos