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Exploratory Approach to Incorporating Carbon Footprint in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Modelling: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Health Interventions in the United Kingdom

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  • Max Kindred

    (King’s College London)

  • Zahratu Shabrina

    (King’s College London
    Universitas Padjadjaran)

  • Neily Zakiyah

    (Universitas Padjadjaran
    Universitas Padjadjaran)

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Background Health interventions contribute to the production of greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, reducing carbon footprint is essential in supporting the UK National Health Service (NHS) pathway to net zero. This study explores the approach in which carbon footprint can be included when applying Health Technology Assessment (HTA) modelling using obesity intervention in the United Kingdom (UK) as a case study. Methods Using decision analytic modelling, we conducted an HTA incorporating the impacts of obesity-related treatment decisions on UK carbon emissions. A cohort Markov model was used to track the emissions of the UK population after receiving one of two obesity treatments: semaglutide and bariatric surgery. Results This study introduced two new carbon measurement tools that may be useful for future policymaking, incremental carbon footprint effectiveness ratio (ICFER) and incremental carbon footprint cost ratio (ICFCR), which made it possible to assess the emission impacts of proposed health policies. Using the obesity intervention case study, we found that both treatments have an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of

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  • Max Kindred & Zahratu Shabrina & Neily Zakiyah, 2024. "Exploratory Approach to Incorporating Carbon Footprint in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Modelling: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Health Interventions in the United Kingdom," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 49-60, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aphecp:v:22:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s40258-023-00839-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s40258-023-00839-z
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