Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds: Overvaluing Innovation, Undervaluing Health Leah Z. Rand,Mike Paulden,andAdam J. N. Raymakers May 28, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/cost-effectiveness-thresholds-overvaluing-innovation-undervaluing-health?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9DEYl-gjBijywkWIcSTNPR-ABl9FwiTvuZ9QpO0cXp_q7BOj8YX_JMTlf059Skxsxbt6uGj6s_28BbHl1qeLy9c89FBw&_hsmi=421319073&utm_source=hasu To address the gap between opportunity costs and cost-effectiveness thresholds, we must identify the marginal cost of a unit of health for health care systems.