A report of the Ontario Citizens' Council : Rapport du Conseil des citoyens de l'Ontario : indice QALY et décisions relatives au financement des médicaments en Ontario

"The Ontario Citizens' Council is mandated to provide advice to the Executive Officer of the Ontario Public Drugs Program on the values that reflect the needs and concerns of Ontario's citizens about government drug policy. At its June 2013 meeting, the Council was asked to provide advice on the values that should guide their government in making drug funding decisions. In particular the Council was asked to assess the ethical and values-oriented issues associated with the use of QALYs as a cost effectiveness measure. Through presentations by experts and through facilitated discussions, Council members examined the use of QALYs as well as other possible considerations in making drug funding decisions such as therapeutic gap. The Council's Values Framework was revisited and the Council offered specific recommendations on how those values applied to the question of QALYs and other drug funding criteria."--Executive summary.