Caveat emptor NICE: biased use of cost-effectiveness is inefficient and inequitable [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Concern with the threshold applied in cost-effectiveness analyses by bodies such as NICE distracts attention from their biased use of the principle. The bias results from the prior requirement that an intervention be effective (usually 'clinically effective') before its cost-effectiveness...

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Main Authors: Jack Dowie, Mette Kjer Kaltoft, Jesper Bo Nielsen, Glenn Salkeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2015-10-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/4-1078/v1