Value-based coverage policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: different paths to a common goal

Value-based coverage policy in the United States and the United Kingdom: different paths to a common goal

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
NHPF background paper
Contributor(s):
Miller, Wilhelmine.
George Washington University. National Health Policy Forum.
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : George Washington University, [2006]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Evidence-Based Medicine
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
United Kingdom
United States
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Blue Cross Association.
Blue Shield Association.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Great Britain)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
This background paper traces the development within American health care of two interrelated trends and activities: an evidence-based approach to medical practice and the critical evaluation of new technologies with respect to their costs and effectiveness. Over the past 35 years each of these developments has increasingly shaped the coverage decisions of public and private health insurers, and their importance for coverage policy is certain to grow. The paper also contrasts the different approaches to such "evidence-" or "value-based" coverage policy in the mixed public and private U.S. health care enterprise with the approach taken in Great Britain's single-payer National Health Service.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
33 leaves
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101317569 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101317569