Abstract:

At one time, the US Government's health technology assessment programs [i,e., the evaluation of drugs, devices, and procedures used in health care for their safety, effectiveness, cost, and social implications) were models for both the public and private sector agencies and for the rest of the world. This time is no more. Three years has passed since the most prominent technology assessment program in this country, if not the world, was terminated by the US Congress.

Authors:

Dennis J. Cotter, M.S.E.; Seymour Perry, M.D., M.A.C.P.; Mae Thamer, Ph.D. - Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute, Washington, DC

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