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.
The BRAVER Roadmap to Broader Assessment of the Value of Health Interventions in the Asia-Pacific Region
14 April 2025
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies evaluate and make decisions on the use, funding, or reimbursement of health technologies based on clinical and economic evidence.
Adding a “Cognition Bolt-on” to EQ-5D-5L: Insights from New Research and What’s Next
10 April 2025
As part of EuroQol’s current priority-setting work, the development of bolt-ons for the EQ-5D-5L instrument has taken centre stage. A “bolt-on toolbox” is being developed to…
Around the World in HTAs: Canada – Autonomous yet Collaborative
9 April 2025
In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Adam Raymakers and Chris Skedgel take us to Canada.
Challenges and Solutions for Budget Impact Analysis of Gene Therapies
10 March 2025
Gene therapies represent a paradigm shift in medicine, offering the potential for significant improvements in both quality and longevity of life, by addressing the root genetic…
OHE’s submission for the DHSC’s next 10 years of planning
9 December 2024
This Insight summarises the recommendations OHE submitted towards the Department of Health & Social Care’s consultation on the next 10 years of planning for the NHS.
Understanding societal preferences for priority by disease severity in England & Wales
14 November 2024
How does NICE’s severity modifier work? NICE implemented a new severity modifier in February 2022 as part of a wider update to its methods. Its aim…
Is collaboration between and across regulatory and HTA agencies the answer to access challenges?
12 November 2024
More collaborative initiatives are taking place among regulatory agencies, health technology assessment (HTA) bodies and between regulatory and HTA agencies at national and regional levels.
Around The World in HTAs: Thailand – An Ever-Evolving Policy Tool
9 September 2024
In our Around the World in HTAs insight series we shed light on HTA successes and challenges around the world. In this edition, Sarin KC, Manit Sittimart, Chittawan Poonsiri, Yi Wang, and Simon Brassel take us to Thailand.