Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 15, No. 3
Featured Article
PREFERENCE_BASED ASSESSMENT
Condition specific preference-based measures: benefit or burden?
The introduction of preference-based measures which are specific to a certain disease may have the merit of sensitivity to disease specific effects of interventions.
Issue Highlights
ECONOMIC EVALUATION
Simulated Value Based Insurance Design Applied to Statin Use by Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes
Reducing statin copayments for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes resulted in modestly increased use, and reduced medical spending.
PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES
A Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes Labels in the US: 2006-2010
The FDA continues to approve PRO claims, with 24% of NMEs and BLAs being granted.
PREFERENCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS
Do general practitioners know patients' preferences? An empirical study on the agency relationship at an aggregate level using a discrete choice experiment
Our findings highlight the need for policy makers, even when absorbed with reducing cost, to design cost containment It is concluded that general practitioners (GPs) do not have a precise knowledge of patients’ preferences.
COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH / HTA
Efficacy of Once-daily Indacaterol Relative to Alternative Bronchodilators in COPD: A Patient Level Mixed Treatment Comparison
Indacaterol is expected to be comparable to formoterol, salmeterol and tiotropium, providing higher FEV1 than formoterol and salmeterol, and greater improvement in SGRQ total score than tiotropium.
HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS
Decision making criteria among national policy makers in five countries: a discrete choice experiment eliciting relative preferences for equity and efficiency
Policy-makers’ preferences across countries show explicit but varying tradeoffs of efficiency and equity that we expect to see in these diverse settings.
Additional articles can also be found in this issue of Value in Health in Methodology, Policy Perspectives, as well as a 'Reflections' piece by 2012 ISPOR Avedis Donabedian Lifetime Achievement in Outcomes Research Award recipient Sir Michael Rawlins, MD, FMedSci.
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How Do Insured Perceive Their Financial Security in the Event of Illness?—A Panel Data Analysis for Germany23 April 2012
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Heterogeneous Effects of Health Insurance on Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Medicines in Mexico16 April 2012
