Simon McNamara, John Holmes, Abigail K Stevely, Aki Tsuchiya
{"title":"How averse are the UK general public to inequalities in health between socioeconomic groups? A systematic review.","authors":"Simon McNamara, John Holmes, Abigail K Stevely, Aki Tsuchiya","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01126-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10198-019-01126-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is growing interest in the use of \"distributionally-sensitive\" forms of economic evaluation that capture both the impact of an intervention upon average population health and the distribution of that health amongst the population. This review aims to inform the conduct of distributionally sensitive evaluations in the UK by answering three questions: (1) How averse are the UK public towards inequalities in lifetime health between socioeconomic groups? (2) Does this aversion differ depending upon the type of health under consideration? (3) Are the UK public as averse to inequalities in health between socioeconomic groups as they are to inequalities in health between neutrally framed groups? EMBASE, MEDLINE, EconLit, and SSCI were searched for stated preference studies relevant to these questions in October 2017. Of the 2155 potentially relevant papers identified, 15 met the predefined hierarchical eligibility criteria. Seven elicited aversion to inequalities in health between socioeconomic groups, and eight elicited aversion between neutrally labelled groups. We find general, although not universal, evidence for aversion to inequalities in lifetime health between socioeconomic groups, albeit with significant variation in the strength of that preference across studies. Second, limited evidence regarding the impact of the type of health upon aversion. Third, some evidence that the UK public are more averse to inequalities in lifetime health when those inequalities are presented in the context of socioeconomic inequality than when presented in isolation.</p>","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10198-019-01126-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73932991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Campioni, I Agirrezabal, R Hajek, J Minarik, L Pour, I Spicka, S Gonzalez-McQuire, P Jandova, V Maisnar
{"title":"Methodology and results of real-world cost-effectiveness of carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in relapsed multiple myeloma using registry data.","authors":"M Campioni, I Agirrezabal, R Hajek, J Minarik, L Pour, I Spicka, S Gonzalez-McQuire, P Jandova, V Maisnar","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01122-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10198-019-01122-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To predict the real-world (RW) cost-effectiveness of carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (KRd) versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) in relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) patients after one to three prior therapies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A partitioned survival model that included three health states (progression-free, progressed disease and death) was built. Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and time to discontinuation (TTD) data for the Rd arm were derived using the Registry of Monoclonal Gammopathies in the Czech Republic; the relative treatment effects of KRd versus Rd were estimated from the phase 3, randomised, ASPIRE trial, and were used to predict PFS, OS and TTD for KRd. The model was developed from the payer perspective and included drug costs, administration costs, monitoring costs, palliative care costs and adverse-event related costs collected from Czech sources.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The base case incremental cost effectiveness ratio for KRd compared with Rd was €73,156 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Patients on KRd incurred costs of €117,534 over their lifetime compared with €53,165 for patients on Rd. The QALYs gained were 2.63 and 1.75 for patients on KRd and Rd, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Combining the strengths of randomised controlled trials and observational databases in cost-effectiveness models can generate policy-relevant results to allow well-informed decision-making. The current model showed that KRd is likely to be cost-effective versus Rd in the RW and, therefore, the reimbursement of KRd represents an efficient allocation of resources within the healthcare system.</p>","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10198-019-01122-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74866398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marscha S Holleman, Maiwenn J Al, Remziye Zaim, Harry J M Groen, Carin A Uyl-de Groot
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of the first-line EGFR-TKIs in patients with non-small cell lung cancer harbouring EGFR mutations.","authors":"Marscha S Holleman, Maiwenn J Al, Remziye Zaim, Harry J M Groen, Carin A Uyl-de Groot","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01117-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10198-019-01117-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare the cost-effectiveness of first-line gefitinib, erlotinib, afatinib, and osimertinib in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) were conducted to compare the relative efficacy of gefitinib, erlotinib, afatinib, and osimertinib in EGFR-mutated NSCLC. To assess the cost-effectiveness of these treatments, a Markov model was developed from Dutch societal perspective. The model was based on the clinical studies included in the NMA. Incremental costs per life-year (LY) and per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained were estimated. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA) were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Total discounted per patient costs for gefitinib, erlotinib, afatinib, and osimertinib were €65,889, €64,035, €69,418, and €131,997, and mean QALYs were 1.36, 1.39, 1.52, and 2.01 per patient, respectively. Erlotinib dominated gefitinib. Afatinib versus erlotinib yielded incremental costs of €27,058/LY and €41,504/QALY gained. Osimertinib resulted in €91,726/LY and €128,343/QALY gained compared to afatinib. PSA showed that gefitinib, erlotinib, afatinib, and osimertinib had 13%, 19%, 43%, and 26% probability to be cost-effective at a threshold of €80,000/QALY. A price reduction of osimertinib of 30% is required for osimertinib to be cost-effective at a threshold of €80,000/QALY.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Osimertinib has a better effectiveness compared to all other TKIs. However, at a Dutch threshold of €80,000/QALY, osimertinib appears not to be cost-effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058671/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75001462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Panos Kanavos, Anna-Maria Fontrier, Jennifer Gill, Olina Efthymiadou
{"title":"Does external reference pricing deliver what it promises? Evidence on its impact at national level.","authors":"Panos Kanavos, Anna-Maria Fontrier, Jennifer Gill, Olina Efthymiadou","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01116-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10198-019-01116-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>External reference pricing (ERP) is widely used to regulate pharmaceutical prices and help determine reimbursement. Its implementation varies substantially across countries, making it difficult to study and understand its impact on key policy objectives.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the evidence on ERP in different settings and its impact on key health policy objectives, notably, cost-containment, pharmaceutical price levels, drug use, equity, efficiency, availability, affordability and industrial policy; and second, to critically assess the quality of evidence on ERP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Primary and secondary data collection through a survey of leading experts and a systematic literature review, respectively, over the 2000-2017 period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty five studies were included in the systematic review (January 2000-December 2016). Primary evidence was gathered via survey distribution to experts in 21 countries (January-July 2017). ERP contributes to cost-containment, but this is a short-term effect highly dependent on the way ERP is designed and implemented. Low prices, as a result of ERP, can undermine the availability of medicines and lead to launch delays or product withdrawals. Downward price convergence can hamper investment in innovation. ERP does not seem to promote efficiency in achieving health system goals. As evidence is weak, results need to be interpreted with caution.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ERP has not regulated prices efficiently and has unintended consequences that reduce the benefits arising from it. If ERP is carefully designed with minimal price revisions, prudent selection of basket size and countries, and consideration of transaction prices, it could be a more effective mechanism enhancing welfare, equitable access to medicines within countries and help promote industry innovation.</p>","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058621/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77372850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-compensatory aggregation method to measure social and material deprivation in an urban area: relationship with premature mortality","authors":"Carolina Bruzzi, Enrico Ivaldi, S. Landi","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01139-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01139-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90262077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Vallejo-Aparicio, J. Molina, I. Ojanguren, A. Viejo Casas, A. Huerta, H. Svedsater
{"title":"Correction to: Cost–consequence analysis of fluticasone furoate/vilanterol for asthma management in Spain: an analysis based on the Salford Lung Study in asthma","authors":"L. Vallejo-Aparicio, J. Molina, I. Ojanguren, A. Viejo Casas, A. Huerta, H. Svedsater","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01137-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01137-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72618880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Vallejo-Torres, B. García-Lorenzo, O. Rivero-Arias, J. Pinto-Prades
{"title":"The societal monetary value of a QALY associated with EQ-5D-3L health gains","authors":"L. Vallejo-Torres, B. García-Lorenzo, O. Rivero-Arias, J. Pinto-Prades","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01140-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01140-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72974381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Christensen, H. Al-Janabi, P. Levy, M. Postma, D. Bloom, Paolo Landa, O. Damm, D. Salisbury, J. Díez-Domingo, A. Towse, P. Lorgelly, K. Shah, K. Hernandez-villafuerte, Vinny Smith, L. Glennie, C. Wright, L. York, R. Farkouh
{"title":"Economic evaluation of meningococcal vaccines: considerations for the future","authors":"H. Christensen, H. Al-Janabi, P. Levy, M. Postma, D. Bloom, Paolo Landa, O. Damm, D. Salisbury, J. Díez-Domingo, A. Towse, P. Lorgelly, K. Shah, K. Hernandez-villafuerte, Vinny Smith, L. Glennie, C. Wright, L. York, R. Farkouh","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01129-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01129-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80268153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unfolding the relationship between mortality, economic fluctuations, and health in Italy","authors":"Maddalena Cavicchioli, B. Pistoresi","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01135-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01135-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78048844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Rodríguez-Sánchez, L. M. Peña-Longobardo, A. Sinclair
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Neuropad device as a screening tool for early diabetic peripheral neuropathy","authors":"B. Rodríguez-Sánchez, L. M. Peña-Longobardo, A. Sinclair","doi":"10.1007/s10198-019-01134-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-019-01134-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22450,"journal":{"name":"The European Journal of Health Economics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85756518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}