Table 2 Independent incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of five new programmes by using a standard comparator
From: Some reflections on the use of inappropriate comparators in CEA
New healthcare intervention | Standard comparator | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cost | QALY | Cost | QALY | ICER | Order | |
\({p}_{1}\) | 30,000 | 0.8 | 5,000 | 0.25 | 45,455 | 1 |
\({p}_{2}\) | 30,000 | 0.8 | 5,000 | 0.25 | 45,455 | 1 |
\({p}_{3}\) | 30,000 | 0.8 | 5,000 | 0.25 | 45,455 | 1 |
\({p}_{4}\) | 60,000 | 0.8 | 5,000 | 0.25 | 100,000 | 2 |
\({p}_{5}\) | 90,000 | 0.8 | 5,000 | 0.25 | 154,545 | 3 |