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Correction to: Cost-Utility Analysis of Discontinuing Antidepressants in England Primary Care Patients Compared with Long-Term Maintenance: The ANTLER Study
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 11, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The Effects of School Closures on COVID-19: A Cross-Country Panel Analysis
ConclusionResults suggest that school closure is effective in reducing the number of people who are infected with COVID-19. Unlike what has been suggested in previous analyses or with regard to other diseases, its efficacy continues to be detectable up to 100 days after the introduction of the policy. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 10, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

How Did the Affordable Care Act Affect Risky Health Behaviors?
ConclusionsEarly effects of the ACA ’s insurance coverage expansions did not lead to any significant changes in risky health behaviors except for improvements in smoking and excessive drinking in 2017 and 2018. Further research is needed for the later years as more individuals became aware of these benefits. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 8, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Population-Based Testing for Undiagnosed Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations
ConclusionOverall, the international evidence supports the potential cost effectiveness of birth cohort, universal, and age-based general population testing, but is caveated by study generalisability, specifically the transferability of findings from one jurisdiction to another, and institutional variations in healthcare delivery systems and budgetary constraints. The cost effectiveness of each approach will vary according to population- and health system-specific characteristics such as epidemiological context, testing coverage, linkage to care and capacity to treat. Given issues regarding the transferability of economic ...
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 6, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Acknowledgement to Referees
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 2, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Is There Broad-Based Support in High-Income Countries for COVID-19 Vaccine Donation? Evidence from Seven Countries
ConclusionThere is broad-based support for policymakers in HICs to donate some of their countries ’ COVID-19 vaccine doses for distribution to LICs. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 29, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe: Radical Reforms Rather Than Getting Rid?
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 29, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Are Medical Devices Cost-Effective?
ConclusionsWe found that roughly one-quarter of the major PMA medical device categories have published cost-effectiveness evidence accessible through a large, publicly available database. Available evidence suggests that devices generally offer good value, as judged relative to established cost-effectiveness benchmarks. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 25, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Episcissors-60 for Mediolateral Episiotomy: Evaluation of Clinical and Economic Evidence to Inform NICE Medical Technologies Guidance
AbstractObstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) occurs in 2.9% of all vaginal births in the UK and can result in faecal incontinence. Where there is a clinical need for episiotomy, OASI can be minimised by accurate selection of the optimum angle of mediolateral episiotomy. Episcissors-60 are adapted surgical scissors incorporating a guide-limb to help achieve an accurate angle of mediolateral episiotomy. The ability of Episcissors-60 to reduce OASI by preventing inaccurate visual estimates of episiotomy angles was considered by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as part of the Medical Technologies E...
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 16, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Cost-Utility Analysis of Discontinuing Antidepressants in England Primary Care Patients Compared with Long-Term Maintenance: The ANTLER Study
ConclusionsDiscontinuation of antidepressants was unlikely to be cost effective compared with maintenance for currently well patients on long-term antidepressants. However, this analysis provides no information on the wider impact of antidepressants. Our findings provide information on the potential impact of discontinuing long-term maintenance antidepressants and facilitate improving guidance  for shared patient–clinician decision making.Trial RegistrationEudraCT number 2015-004210-26; ISRCTN number ISRCTN15969819. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 8, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The Effect of Price Changes and Teaspoon Labelling on Intention to Purchase Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: A Discrete Choice Experiment
ConclusionThis study suggests that a policy to increase SSB price and include teaspoon labelling would lead to a reduced consumption of SSBs and increased consumption of non-SSBs. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 5, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Financial Incentives in the Path to Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Correction to: The Cost Effectiveness of Taxation of Sugary Foods and Beverages: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 29, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

From Spreadsheets to Script: Experiences From Converting a Scottish Cardiovascular Disease Policy Model into R
The objective of this exercise was to convert the Scottish Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Policy Model from Excel to R and discuss the lessons learnt throughout this process. The CVD model is a competing risk state transition cohort model. Four health economists, with varied experience of R, attempted to replicate an identical model structure in R based on the model in Excel and reproduce the intermediate and final results. Replications varied in their use of specialist health economics packages in addition to standard data management packages. Two versions of the CVD model were created in R along with a Shiny app. Version 1...
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 21, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Economic Consequences of Anti-HCV Treatment of Patients Diagnosed Through Screening in Italy: A Prospective Modelling Analysis
ConclusionInvestment in treatment of newly diagnosed patients will bring a significant reduction in disease complications, which is associated with great economic benefits. This type of action can reduce the infection rate as well as the clinical and economic disease burden of HCV in Italy. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 12, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research