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.
C
- Cost-Effectiveness AcceptabilityCE Acceptability, Acceptability Probability
- The probability that an intervention offers good value for money at a given willingness-to-pay threshold, accounting for uncertainty in the cost and effect estimates.
- Cost-Effectiveness Acceptability FrontierCEAF, Acceptability Frontier
- A curve showing, across willingness-to-pay thresholds, the probability that the option with the highest expected net benefit at each threshold is truly optimal.
P
- Probability of Cost-EffectivenessProbability CE, Likelihood of Cost-Effectiveness
- The probability of cost-effectiveness is the model-based probability that an intervention meets a stated net-benefit criterion against specified alternatives at a given willingness-to-pay threshold under the assumed uncertainty distribution.
W
- Willingness-to-Pay ThresholdWTP Threshold, Cost-Effectiveness Willingness-to-Pay
- The maximum amount a decision-maker is prepared to pay for an additional unit of health benefit, used to judge acceptable value for money.