Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;32(2):447-459. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.02.013.
This commentary reviews the core principals of cost-effectiveness and applies them to the rapidly evolving context of hepatitis C virus treatment in the United States. The article provides a foundation of evidence that hepatitis C virus treatment provides good economic value, even though it is expensive, and even when treating people who inject drugs who are at high risk for hepatitis C virus reinfection. The price of medications has decreased, but the high price continues to limit access to care. This wedge between cost effectiveness and affordability stands front and center as one of the leading obstacles to elimination.
本评论回顾了成本效益的核心原则,并将其应用于美国丙型肝炎病毒治疗的快速发展背景。本文提供了证据基础,表明丙型肝炎病毒治疗具有良好的经济价值,即使治疗费用昂贵,即使治疗的是丙型肝炎病毒再感染风险高的吸毒者。药物价格已经下降,但高价格仍然限制了获得治疗的机会。在消除丙型肝炎病毒的过程中,成本效益和可负担性之间的差距成为主要障碍之一。