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Health Policy
Research from McMaster University, Center for Health Economics and Policy Analysis provides new data about health policy
June 18th, 2007
New research, "Bringing 'the public' into health technology assessment and coverage policy decisions: from principles to practice," is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Canada, "Those making health care coverage decisions rely on health technology assessment (HTA) for crucial technical information. But coverage decision-making, and the HTA that informs it, are also inherently political." "They involve the values and judgments of a range of stakeholders as well as the public. Moreover, governments are politically accountable for their resource allocation decisions. Canadian policy makers are at an early stage in the design of legitimate...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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