Choice-based methods have been used widely in assessing healthcare programs. This study compared the binary discrete choice experiment (DCE) and the multiprofile case of best–worst scaling (BWS) in eliciting preferences for the EQ-5D-5L. Forty-eight EQ-5D-5L health states were selected using a...

Background and objective: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are used to treat gastroesophageal symptoms, can vary in price, but are thought not to differ in clinical benefits. Health Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits Program instituted a therapeutic substitution policy for PPIs as a...

Background: Asthma is a major public health problem in developed countries. In Canada, the prevalence of asthma is approximately 5 to 7%, with some provincial variation. A retrospective study using data collected in 1990 estimated the total costs of asthma in Canada to be between $Can504 million...