Estimation of the cost-effective threshold of a quality-adjusted life year in China based on the value of statistical life.

ABSTRACT: Cost-effective threshold (CET) is essential for health technology assessment and decision-making based on health economic evaluations. Recently, it has been argued that the commonly used once and three times of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita CETs of a quality-adjusted life year (QALY) are not necessarily empirically supported in all countries. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the CET of a QALY as times of GDP per capita in China, of which the reimbursement coverage decisions are increasingly engaging economic evaluations. Estimates on the value of statistical life (VSL) in China were identified from several studies in the literature and converted to times of GDP per capita, the weighted average of which was used for subsequent calculation. By pooling data on population mortality, h

SUBMITTER: Cai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9135816 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature