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The European Commission has proposed a regulation on health technology assessment (HTA). HTA is a research-based tool that supports decision-making in healthcare by assessing the added value of a given health technology compared to others. The proposal would provide the basis for permanent EU-level cooperation in four areas. Member States would still be responsible for assessing the non-clinical (economic, ethical, social, etc.) aspects of health technology, and for pricing and reimbursement. While ...

Bei der Plenartagung im Dezember wird das Europäische Parlament voraussichtlich in zweiter Lesung über einen Vorschlag der Kommission zur Stärkung der Zusammenarbeit der Mitgliedstaaten auf Ebene der EU bei der Bewertung von Gesundheitstechnologien abstimmen. Eine verbesserte Zusammenarbeit wäre für die nationalen Gesundheitssysteme und die Hersteller von Arzneimitteln und Medizinprodukten von Vorteil, da sie die Genehmigungsverfahren vereinfachen würde. Gleichzeitig käme sie den Patienten zugute ...

The impact assessment (IA) accompanying the Commission proposal on strengthening EU cooperation on Health Technology Assessment clearly defines the problem, as well as the general and specific objectives. However, the IA does not appear to have succeeded in presenting a very convincing range of options. The analysis of impacts focuses on the economic dimension, which is consistent with the manner in which the problems have been defined. In light of the reported concentration of SMEs in the medical ...