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) identifier identifier

  • 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.