* Note the SN text uses the $50K benchmark: "However, many agree that if the cost of a new medical treatment is less than $50,000 per additional year of life saved it is generally viewed favorably. Cutler (2004) places the threshold at double that amount, arguing that the value of a year of life is around $100,000." Cutler, David. Your Money or Your Life. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

II) Reference the NEJM article: Cost-Effectiveness of Hypertension Therapy According to 2014 Guidelines. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsa1406751 Answer the following:

a)Briefly describe the clinical problem being addressed by the research.

b)What type of study method did the researchers use? Describe some of the design features of the study that you think are important to understand. (No need to cover every detail of the article - and there can be multiple correct answers to this part).

c) Summarize the study results relating your answer to Table 3 of the article. (Again - no need to cover every statistical detail in Table 3, just describe the main results as you see appropriate).

d) Summarize the study conclusions and policy recommendations. Do the results suggest that more or fewer medical care resources be allocated to hypertension therapy according to the 2014 guidelines? Explain.