New changes in health economics research in the era of metaverse

With the development and popularization of digital technologies, the healthcare sector is undergoing unprecedented changes. Digitization and globalization have not only changed our view of healthcare services and health management, but also put forward new propositions for health economics. In the era of metaverse, health economics must better understand and guide the allocation of healthcare resources, the formulation of health policies, and the provision of healthcare services. This paper aims to explore health economics in the era of the metaverse, including the core research areas of traditional health economics, research directions in the era of the metaverse, possible assessment methodology of health economics, and strategies to address the challenges, to provide decision support for better adaptation to the needs of the metauniverse era and the high-quality development of the healthcare industry in the era of the metaverse.

Key Words: metaverse; metaverse in medicine; health economics