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Cost-effectiveness league tables: more harm than good?

M Drummond1, G Torrance, J Mason

  • 1Centre for Health Economics, University of York, U.K.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

League tables comparing health care cost-effectiveness require careful methodological scrutiny. Improving economic evaluation reporting is crucial for reliable decision-making and appropriate use of these health economic rankings.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Health care interventions are increasingly compared using cost-effectiveness league tables.
  • Concerns exist regarding the uncritical application and theoretical underpinnings of these rankings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To scrutinize a recently reported health economic league table.
  • To identify key methodological features influencing cost-effectiveness comparisons.
  • To provide recommendations for improving economic evaluations and league table construction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of methodological features in source studies for a specific league table.
  • Identification of critical elements: discount rate, utility estimation, cost/consequence scope, and comparator choice.

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Main Results:

  • Methodological variations significantly impact cost-effectiveness rankings.
  • Specific features like discount rates and utility valuation methods require careful consideration.

Conclusions:

  • League tables are only useful if decision-makers can assess evidence relevance and reliability.
  • Enhanced reporting of methods and results in economic evaluations is essential for appropriate league table construction and application.