Budget impact of incorporating non-invasive prenatal testing in prenatal screening for Down syndrome in Turkey

ÖKEM, ZEYNEP; ÖRGÜL, GÖKÇEN; TARI KASNAKOĞLU, BERNA; Cakar, Mehmet; BEKSAÇ, MEHMET

doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2019.10.003

Budget impact of incorporating non-invasive prenatal testing in prenatal screening for Down syndrome in Turkey

ÖKEM Z. G., ÖRGÜL G., TARI KASNAKOĞLU B., Cakar M., BEKSAÇ M. S.

HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.8, no.4, pp.402-407, 2019 (SSCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 8 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2019.10.003
Journal Name: HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.402-407
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To provide information to the government about the budget impact of implementing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) into prenatal screening strategies to detect Down syndrome (DS) in singleton pregnancies in Turkey; the likely costs or savings associated with NIPT in comparison to the current practice were calculated.