Health Technology Assessment: Reflections from the Antipodes

• Section I is largely descriptive and provides a brief inventory of the agencies that use health technology assessment (HTA) in Australia. First, the use of HTA by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is discussed. The TGA is the principal agency regulating the availability and marketing of therapeutic products in Australia. An overview of the structure of the health-care system in Australia is then presented to provide a basis for...