Introduction to HTA
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4) Discounting: What is important in this step?
There is a time preference. In generall, it is prefereable to show the positive health effects now, and to postpone the costs.
6) Policy making: How do you calculate the ICER?
(costs A - costs B)/(effects A - effects B) = amount of money per effect size.
How do we make decisions based on ICER?
We weigh the ICER ratio with
- the WTP: willingness to pay for a QALY (V threshold)
- the marginal returns: our current health care production (K threshold)
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