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Health Technology Assessment and Health Policy Today: A Multifaceted View of their Unstable Crossroads

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During recent years, a concern for the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems has been developing [1–4]. Such concerns have been fuelled by the increasing expenditure for healthcare in most countries, especially considering the aging populations that will certainly drive the expenditures higher. At the same time, many questions have been raised about the benefits and risks of healthcare. The main concern might be summarised as assuring “value for money in healthcare” [5].

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  1. Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    H. David Banta

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  1. Spanish Association for Healthcare Technology,Evaluation (AEETS), Director, Gaspar Casal FoundationPresident, Madrid, Spain

    Juan E. del Llano-Señarís

  2. Health Services and Policy Research, Balearic Health Service, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    Carlos Campillo-Artero

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David Banta, H. (2015). Dissemination of Health Technology Assessment. In: del Llano-Señarís, J., Campillo-Artero, C. (eds) Health Technology Assessment and Health Policy Today: A Multifaceted View of their Unstable Crossroads. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15004-8_9

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