International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Expanding HTA – Correcting a Misattribution, Clarifying the Scope of HTA and CEA; Comment on “Ethics in HTA: Examining the ‘Need for Expansion’”

Document Type : Commentary

Author
Anthony J. Culyer
Department of Economics and Related Studies and Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.73
Abstract
Abrishami, Oortwijn, and Hofman (AOH) attribute to me a position I do not hold and an argument I did not make. The purpose of this note is make clear what my position actually is and to clarify the main differences between health technology assessment (HTA) and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA).
Keywords
HTA
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Scope
Social Value Judgments
Subjects
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 8, Issue 12
December 2019
Pages 732-733

  • Received Date 16 August 2019
  • Revised Date 03 September 2019
  • Accepted Date 03 September 2019
  • First Published Date 01 December 2019
  • Published Date 01 December 2019