Indikationsspezifische Kosten-Nutzen-Bewertung auf Grundlage eines sozialen Gesundheitsindexes

This paper proposes a method to evaluate health technologies in a given therapeutic area. The key concept is a social health index which measures the performance of the health system. It considers both the level and the distribution of health in the population. If improvements in the social health index are valued with a social willingness to pay, it is possible to determine the optimal therapy for each therapeutic area. A maximum price can be assigned to medications which are more effective but more expensive. This price is higher, the lower the present health level in a therapeutic area.