By NextBestFitPhase 1: Enactment & build · Step 1.10
Create the Health Technology Assessment Institute
Months 0–18; continuous · HTA Institute (independent, within HHS)Discuss this step
An independent body that evaluates whether new services, devices, and drugs work better than existing alternatives, and recommends coverage and price. Removes ineffective services from the benefit package.
Legal vehicle
Universal Health Act, Title III; builds on AHRQ and PCORI.
Who does it
HTA Institute (independent, within HHS)
When
Months 0–18; continuous
Recurring, per year
+$0.4B
About $400M a year, inside UHP administration.
In this step
Tasks
4 tasks
Costs & calculations
0 cost items, each with its calculation
Trade-offs
2 pros · 2 cons · 1 trade-offs
Risks
1 risks with mitigations
What changes in the system
2 existing laws, programs, or institutions changed
Other countries
4 comparisons
Steps that depend on this one
None.