Cost-effectiveness Considerations in the Approval and Adoption of New Health Technologies

Final Report and Case Studies

By:
The Lewin Group, Inc.

January, 2007

Prepared for:
Office for Science and Data Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/sp/reports/2007/CECHT/

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Contents

Executive Summary (in PDF format - 9 pages)

Acknowledgements

Chapters

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Methodology
4. Evidence of Cost-health Tradeoffs, Decision-making and New Health Technologies
5. Potential Implications for the Food and Drug Administration
6. Summary of Key Findings and Policy Implications
7. Description of Study and Data Limitations
   

   Appendix A:  Environmental Scan Protocol
   Appendix B:  Case Study Reports
   Appendix C:  Abbreviations
   Appendix D:  Glossary

Acknowledgements

This report was prepared by The Lewin Group, Inc. under contract to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.  The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of ASPE or HHS.

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