Response to a commentary by Barr (2022) on Edoka and Stacey (2020) estimating a cost-effectiveness threshold for healthcare decision-making in South Africa

Ijeoma Edoka; Nicholas Stacey

doi:10.1093/heapol/czac049

Response to a commentary by Barr (2022) on Edoka and Stacey (2020) estimating a cost-effectiveness threshold for healthcare decision-making in South Africa

Health Policy Plan. 2022 Sep 13;37(8):1070-1073. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czac049.

Authors

Ijeoma Edoka^{1

2}, Nicholas Stacey³

Affiliations

¹ Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 39 Empire Road, , Johannesburg 2193, South Africa.
² School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 35762464
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czac049

Abstract

Methodological issues pose significant challenges to estimating marginal cost per unit of health. In this commentary, we revisit these challenges and respond to a recent commentary on the validity of previously estimated marginal cost per unit of health in South Africa.

Keywords: Cost-effectiveness thresholds; cost-effectiveness analysis; decision-making; resource allocation.

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Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision Making*
Delivery of Health Care*
Humans
South Africa