‘Hope And Scientific Spillover’ – Cross-Atlantic HTA Alliance To Focus On Novel Benefits

An initiative run by health technology appraisal (HTA) bodies in the US, Canada and England is looking at how non-traditional treatment benefits, such as the value of hope and scientific spillover, can inform appraisals and understanding of a product’s value.

The first guidance to be delivered by the HEMA HTA collaboration will help HTAs analyze the value of drugs by considering novel treatment benefits.
Key Takeaways
  • HEMA, the collaborative initiative on health technology appraisals (HTAs) involving the US, Canada and England, has announced the first topic it will explore with the aim of delivering guidance.
  • The initiative will produce guidance on how non-traditional treatment benefits can be used in economic evaluations to inform HTA decisions and the understanding of value.
  • The guidance could lead HTA bodies across the world to make changes to their appraisal processes.
  • Novel treatment benefits include scientific spillover, the value of hope and reduced fear of contagion.

Work by the transatlantic health technology appraisal (HTA) collaboration, HEMA, is underway to develop guidance on incorporating new, non-traditional types of treatment benefits into

The guidance could eventually inform pricing and bring changes to the way HTAs are conducted

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