Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methods to determine a health technology’s value for healthcare decision-making. Attitudes towards HTA vary globally, with some countries using a variety of methods and analyses and others hardly any.

Event

Masterclass: Cost-effectiveness thresholds in health technology assessment

8 April 2026

Join us for an in‑depth Masterclass that unpacks one of the most influential—and often misunderstood—elements of health technology assessment: cost‑effectiveness thresholds. Across the world, thresholds shape…

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Insights

Around The World in HTAs: France – Three Core HTA Values

12 March 2026

In the latest edition of our Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we explore the HTA system in France. A special thanks to Salah Ghabri for his valuable support to write this note.

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Publication

The case for adopting a broader perspective on value in Health Technology Assessment

3 March 2026

In this Whitepaper, we describe different perspectives that can be adopted in Health Technology Assessment (HTA), and some of the advantages and disadvantages of these different…

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NICE’s new cost-effectiveness threshold: Significance, consequences, and unanswered questions

25 February 2026

NICE’s cost-effectiveness threshold will rise in April 2026, for the first time in 20 years. This raises important questions to consider as we approach the change and in the years that follow.

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Novel devices: optimising drug delivery in multiple myeloma

9 December 2025

Biologics: Driving innovation in the treatment of multiple myeloma Biological medicines (biologics) have transformed the treatment landscape of multiple myeloma and cancer as a whole. The…

Publication

The commercial case for investing in ALS

13 November 2025

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease with devastating clinical and economic consequences.

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Achieving Accelerated Patient Access to Cancer Care in Europe 

3 November 2025

OHE developed the Accelerated Patient Access to Cancer Care in Europe (APACE) framework through a structured, multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement process.

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Around the World in HTAs: Saudi Arabia – Navigating the healthcare and HTA landscape

24 September 2025

Saudi Arabia’s healthcare system is undergoing major transformation under Vision 2030, reshaping regulation, funding and delivery models across the Kingdom. The introduction of a formal health technology assessment (HTA) framework and evolving reimbursement pathways are central to improving access to value-based healthcare.

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Around the world in HTAs: China – From fragmentation to function

2 September 2025

In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition Yawen Jiang, Meng Li and Claud Theakston take us to China.