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Debating modern medical technologies : the politics of safety, effectiveness, and patient access / Karen J. Maschke and Michael K. Gusmano.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]Description: vii, 215 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781440861895 (set : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Debating modern medical technologiesDDC classification:
  • 610.28/9 23
LOC classification:
  • R855.3 .M37 2018
Contents:
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: lessons from the new generation of hepatitis C drugs -- Avastin and the politics of accelerated approval -- The path to the clinic for stem cell and other regenerative medicine interventions -- Conclusion: the 21st century cures act and the future of health technology assessment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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: lessons from the new generation of hepatitis C drugs -- Avastin and the politics of accelerated approval -- The path to the clinic for stem cell and other regenerative medicine interventions -- Conclusion: the 21st century cures act and the future of health technology assessment.

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