The social value of health programs: Is age a relevant factor?

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• dc.contributor.author Rodríguez, Evaca
• dc.contributor.author Pinto, José Luisca
• dc.contributor.other Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa
• dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-26T10:50:53Z
• dc.date.available 2017-07-26T10:50:53Z
• dc.date.issued 2000-06-01
• dc.date.modified 2017-07-23T02:05:22Z
• dc.description.abstract In cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) it is usually assumed that a QALY is of equal value to everybody, irrespective of the patient's age. However, it is possible that society assigns different social values to a QALY according to who gets it. In this paper we discuss the possibility of weighting health benefits for age in CEA. We also examine the possibility that age-related preferences depend on the size of the health gain. An experiment was performed to test these hypotheses. The results assessing suggest that the patient's age is a relevant factor when assessing health gains.
• dc.format.mimetype application/pdfca
• dc.identifier https://econ-papers.upf.edu/ca/paper.php?id=473
• dc.identifier.citation Health Economics, 9, (2000), pp. 611-621
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/1050
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.relation.ispartofseries Economics and Business Working Papers Series; 473
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• dc.subject.keyword qaly
• dc.subject.keyword age weights
• dc.subject.keyword social welfare function
• dc.subject.keyword Labour, Public, Development and Health Economics
• dc.title The social value of health programs: Is age a relevant factor?ca
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper