Medical technology meets managed competition.
Medical technology is an integral part of health care, not an expensive add-on or afterthought. Therefore, technology policy must be consistent with the approach to health care reform. Our present market has failed to generate adequate information on new technologies and perverse economic incentives have led to overutilization. In managed competition, health plans, not government, are best suited to make most technology decisions. The federal government can provide a safety valve for specific coverage decisions and can facilitate the acquisition, evaluation, and dissemination of information on new technologies.
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D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics; D016536:Competitive Medical Plans / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000191:economics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States