- Cost-benefit & Cost-effectiveness
analysis
Given the information below, answer the questions that
follow.
Cost
Effectiveness
Current
Treatment
$100,000
4 life-years gained
New
Treatment
$250,000
10 life-years gained
- Calculate the ICER for the new treatment, assuming that
the new treatment would replace the old one. Should the new
treatment be adopted? Why?
- Given the above information, calculate the number of
QALYs for the current and new treatment, assuming that the
health-utility index is 0.8 for the current treatment and 0.4 for
the new treatment. Also calculate the cost-utility index (cost per
QALY) for the new treatment. Should the new treatment be adopted?
Why?