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Committee considers changes to health technology assessment to help rare and life‑threatening cases
Summary
SB 5,915 would revise the state's health technology assessment program to prioritize technologies with Medicare coverage or national guideline support, set timelines, and allow broader evidence review for rare or life‑threatening conditions; patients, educators and rare‑disease advocates offered supportive testimony.
The Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee heard Senate Bill 5,915 on Jan. 16. The measure would update the Health Technology Assessment Program’s prioritization and review criteria, give preference to technologies established or recommended by Medicare or national expert guidelines, and create deadlines for the health technology clinical committee and HCA publication processes.
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