Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
L
- Lifetime CostTermLifetime Healthcare Cost, Whole-of-Life Cost
- The total expected healthcare expenditure a patient will incur over the remainder of their life, related to a condition and sometimes unrelated future costs.
R
- Related Future CostTermRelated Downstream Cost, In-Scope Future Spending
- Future medical costs incurred in added years of life gained from treatment, arising from the same condition the original intervention addressed.
U
- Unrelated Future CostTermUnrelated Medical Cost, Future Unrelated Cost
- Future healthcare costs in added years of life gained from treatment that arise from entirely unrelated health conditions, a particularly unresolved methodological issue.