Table 1 Summary of characteristics of different approaches to benefit package design
Approach | Characteristics | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scope | Comparator program | Reflection of opportunity costs | ||||||||||
Sectoral analysis | Entire benefit package | ‘Doing nothing’ | Budget constraint | |||||||||
Incremental analysis | Specific service | ‘Current practice’ | Cost-effectiveness threshold | |||||||||
Hybrid approach | Sets of specific services | Flexible | Flexible | |||||||||