Publication · Value in Health · 2026
Priority for Self or Others? Incorporating Equity Considerations in a Preference-Based Health Value Assessment
Mesfin G. Genie; Surachat Ngorsuraches (2026). Priority for Self or Others? Incorporating Equity Considerations in a Preference-Based Health Value Assessment. Value in Health. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2025.10.011
In plain language
Preference-based value assessment usually summarises how much people value health outcomes. This paper examines how concerns about fairness, including priority for those who are worse off, can be brought into that assessment rather than left outside it.
Research question
How should equity considerations be incorporated into preference-based assessments of health value?
Approach
A preference-based health value assessment that incorporates equity considerations.
Contribution
It advances how equity can be represented within value assessment, connecting preference measurement to distributional concerns.
Why it matters
It is relevant to health-technology assessment and priority setting, where efficiency and equity both matter.
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