Preference-Based EQ-5D Index Scores for Chronic Conditions in the United States

The Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine has called for an "off-the-shelf" catalogue of nationally representative, community-based preference scores for health states, illnesses, and conditions. A previous review of cost-effectiveness analyses found that 77% did not incorporate community-based preferences, and 33% used arbitrary expert or author judgment. These results highlight the necessity of making a wide array of appropriate, community-based estimates more accessible to cost-effectiveness researchers.

To provide nationally representative EQ-5D index scores for chronic ICD-9 codes.