ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.11-2 | Improving Access to Healthcare in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes | ESPEYB20

11.2. Determining the efficiency path to universal health coverage: cost-effectiveness thresholds for 174 countries based on growth in life expectancy and health expenditures

A Pichon-Riviere , M Drummond , A Palacios , S Garcia-Marti , F Augustovski

Brief summary: This article develops a framework to assess the effect of adoption of new health interventions on rates of healthcare expenditure using a cost-effectiveness threshold. This detailed economic analysis is applied to 174 countries and would allow decision-makers to evaluate the effects of increased expenditure on overall population health.Health systems face strong pressure to meet the needs of populations, but to do so with scarce resources....