A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications.

ABSTRACT: Aim: This review summarizes the discounting approaches recommended in current economic evaluation (EE) guidelines for healthcare programs and interventions. Materials & methods: A systematic review of EE guidelines for healthcare, published up to July 2022, was conducted. Results: A total of 52 EE guidelines were reviewed. The majority of these guidelines recommend equal discounting (80.8%) rather than differential discounting (9.6%). The rationale for equal discounting includes recommendations by the government, consistency with other countries, and economic development. However, the rationale for differential discounting is based on the interest in short-term government bonds and anticipated budget changes. Discussion: This review demonstrates variation in bot

SUBMITTER: Williams AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature