Why Personalized Medicine Poses HTA & Funding Challenges In England

Personalized medicine models could benefit patients, but this approach raises tough economic and prioritization questions for health technology assessment bodies like England’s NICE.

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England’s health technology assessment (HTA) body, NICE, must allocate resources towards medicines that “have the greatest impact on the whole population,” something that makes it “tricky” to implement personalized medicine within the National Health Service, according to Clare Morgan, director of implementation and partnerships at NICE.

“People accessing the health and care system need and want access to the best care, and the personalization route is absolutely growing,” Morgan said during a question-and-answer session at a virtual

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