Appropriate discounting rules in economic evaluations have received considerable attention
in the literature and in national guidelines for economic evaluations. Rightfully so, as …

Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and
underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews …

Choices on discount rates have important implications for the outcomes of economic
evaluations of health interventions and policies. In global health, such evaluations typically …

Background Economic evaluations of health interventions pose a particular challenge for
reporting because substantial information must be conveyed to allow scrutiny of study …

BACKGROUND Cost-effectiveness analysis involves the comparison of the incremental cost-
effectiveness ratio of a new technology, which is more costly than existing alternatives, with …

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Choosing Interventions that are Cost-Effective
(CHOICE) programme has been a global leader in the field of economic evaluation …

Technologies play an essential role in monitoring, managing, and self-management of
chronic diseases. Since chronic patients rely on life-long healthcare systems and the current …

Drawing on the principles of welfare economics and public finance, this second edition of
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application provides the theoretical foundation for a …

Productivity costs occur when the productivity of individuals is affected by illness, treatment,
disability or premature death. The objective of this paper was to review past and current …

The pressure on both tax and insurance-based health care budgets has been high for many
years. On the demand side, pressure is increased by an aging population and higher living …