A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications
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 5...
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| author | Abimbola O Williams Sirikan Rojanasarot Alysha M McGovern Arun Kumar |
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| description | 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, consistencywith 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 both discounting approaches and rates across
EE guidelines and underscores the need for a global consensus on discounting approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e165a70cdd14df082366be0c0d1b5522023-07-08T12:39:51ZengBecaris Publishing LimitedJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research2042-63132022-12-0112210.2217/cer-2022-0167A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implicationsAbimbola O Williams0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-8417Sirikan Rojanasarot1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2102-7520Alysha M McGovern2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-1788Arun Kumar3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-3479Health Economics & Market Access, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA 01752, USAHealth Economics & Market Access, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA 01752, USAHealth Economics & Market Access, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA 01752, USADepartment of Pharmacy Practice & Administrative Sciences, University of Cincinnati, James L Winkle College of Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USAAim: 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, consistencywith 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 both discounting approaches and rates across EE guidelines and underscores the need for a global consensus on discounting approaches.cost–effectiveness analysisdecision makingdiscountingeconomic evaluationhealth economicshealth technology assessmentpractice guidelines |
| spellingShingle | Abimbola O Williams Sirikan Rojanasarot Alysha M McGovern Arun Kumar A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research cost–effectiveness analysis decision making discounting economic evaluation health economics health technology assessment practice guidelines |
| title | A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications |
| title_full | A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications |
| title_short | A systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines: healthcare value implications |
| title_sort | systematic review of discounting in national health economic evaluation guidelines healthcare value implications |
| topic | cost–effectiveness analysis decision making discounting economic evaluation health economics health technology assessment practice guidelines |
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