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The relationship between cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis

M Johannesson1

  • 1Centre for Health Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|August 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) can be viewed as a subset of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) under specific conditions. Relaxing assumptions allows for varied willingness to pay, improving health economic evaluations.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) are crucial tools in resource allocation.
  • Understanding the relationship between these two analytical frameworks is essential for accurate economic evaluations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and cost-benefit analysis (CBA).
  • To clarify the conditions under which CEA can be interpreted as a form of CBA.
  • To explore the implications of varying willingness to pay for effectiveness in economic evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis comparing the frameworks of CEA and CBA.
  • Examination of assumptions regarding societal costs and willingness to pay.

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  • Discussion of the implications for health policy and resource allocation.

    • Main Results:

    • CEA can be interpreted as CBA if societal costs are fully included and willingness to pay per unit of effectiveness is constant.
    • Allowing willingness to pay to vary based on effect size or target population enhances the flexibility of CEA.
    • CEA is best conceptualized as estimating the cost function for producing health effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Viewing CEA as a subset of CBA provides a more comprehensive understanding of its application.
    • Using CEA to maximize health effects within a fixed budget from a societal perspective can lead to suboptimization.
    • Accurate economic evaluations require careful consideration of societal costs and willingness to pay.