AffordabilityAbility to Pay, Financial Reach
The extent to which a person, household or payer can meet the cost of needed health care within available resources without unacceptable financial hardship or displacement of other priorities.
Budget Impact Analysis
Terms for estimating the financial consequences of adopting a new intervention within a specific budget.
- Topic: Budget Impact Analysis
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Affordability CriterionAffordability Standard, Budget Sustainability Criterion
A standard judging whether a new technology's aggregate cost is sustainable within a health system's resources, considered separately from cost-effectiveness.