Budgeting for a billion: applying health technology assessment (HTA) for universal health coverage in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India recently launched the largest universal health coverage scheme in the world to address the gaps in providing healthcare to its population. Health technology assessment (HTA) has been recognised as a tool for setting priorities as the government seeks to increase public health expenditure. This study aims to understand the current situation for healthcare decision-making in India and deliberate on the opportunities for introducing HTA in the country.

Methods

A paper-based questionnaire, adapted from a survey developed by the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI), was administered on the second day of the Topic Selection Workshop that was conducted as part of the HTA Awareness Raising Workshop held in New Delhi on 25-27 July, 2016. Participants were

SUBMITTER: Dabak SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6262968 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature