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Phase 1: Enactment & build · Step 1.10

Create the Health Technology Assessment Institute

Months 0–18; continuous · HTA Institute (independent, within HHS)Discuss this step
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Task 1.10.2 of 4

Publish methods: comparative effectiveness and budget impact. If cost-per-QALY is used, also report results without it, to address disability-discrimination concerns.

Who does it
HTA Institute
When
Month 6
Trade-off

Reporting results with and without QALYs addresses disability-rights concerns but complicates decisions.

Part of: Create the Health Technology Assessment Institute

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.

This step changes 2 existing laws, programs, or institutions. See the list.