Who Does the Numbers? The Role of Third-Party Technology Assessment to Inform Health Systems' Decision-Making about the Funding of Health Technologies

Background null There is an increasing number of health-care systems using economic evaluations to inform decisions about the reimbursement of health technologies. There are usually two separate elements of this process: assembling relevant evidence and undertaking analyses (technology assessment), and decision-making. In most systems, technology assessment is undertaken by the manufacturer of the technology. In a few, null assessment is used....