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

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  • Priscila Radu
  • Conchi Biurrun
  • Meindert Boysen
  • Melanie Whittington
  • Chris Skedgel

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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 perspectives. Drawing a panel session at the 2024 European meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), including patient, clinical, and health economics representatives, we argue for a broader perspective on costs and outcomes when assessing the value of new treatments, especially when a health condition or its treatment has significant health or economic impacts beyond the patient. In the context of Health Technology Assessment (HTA), perspective refers to the ‘point…

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  • Priscila Radu & Conchi Biurrun & Meindert Boysen & Melanie Whittington & Chris Skedgel, 2026. "The case for adopting a broader perspective on value in Health Technology Assessment," Whitepaper 002528, Office of Health Economics.
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