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In defence of societal sovereignty: a comment on Nyman ‘the inclusion of survivor consumption in CUA’

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  • Jeffrey R. J. Richardson
  • Jan Abel Olsen

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Whether to include or exclude consumption costs and costs of unrelated illnesses in economic evaluation is not a technical issue which may be answered by reference to individuals alone and the consistency of the treatment of individual costs and benefits. In the context of a publicly funded health service the relevant costs and benefits may differ from those normally included in evaluation studies. Specifically, the social welfare function is likely to exclude benefits which would result in preferential care for wealthier members of society. But this conclusion must be established by analysis of social, not individual, values. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Jeffrey R. J. Richardson & Jan Abel Olsen, 2006. "In defence of societal sovereignty: a comment on Nyman ‘the inclusion of survivor consumption in CUA’," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(3), pages 311-313, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:15:y:2006:i:3:p:311-313
    DOI: 10.1002/hec.1066
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    1. Nord, Erik & Richardson, Jeff & Street, Andrew & Kuhse, Helga & Singer, Peter, 1995. "Who cares about cost? Does economic analysis impose or reflect social values?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 79-94, November.
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    5. Bengt Liljas & Göran S. Karlsson & Nils‐Olov Stålhammar, 2008. "On future non‐medical costs in economic evaluations," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(5), pages 579-591, May.

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