Evidence, politics, and medical care technology -- Evolving public- and private-payer approaches to evidence and health technology assessment -- Mammography screening: vested interests and polarization -- When medicare said no for amyloid pet imaging -- Placing a value on cure: …
"This book analyzes policy fights about what counts as good evidence of safety and effectiveness when it comes to new health care technologies in the United States and what political decisions mean for patients and doctors. Medical technologies often promise to extend and improv…
This book analyzes policy fights about what counts as good evidence of safety and effectiveness for new health care technologies in the U.S. and how political decisions affect patients and doctors. It discusses stakeholders' differing values and interests regarding patient choic…