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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;3(1):1-3.
doi: 10.1007/s41669-018-0094-z.

Value Assessment Frameworks in the United States: A Call for Patient Engagement

Vakaramoko Diaby  1 , Askal A Ali  2 , Alberto J Montero  3
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Editorial

Value Assessment Frameworks in the United States: A Call for Patient Engagement

Vakaramoko Diaby et al. Pharmacoecon Open. 2019 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

Vakaramoko Diaby, Askal A. Ali and Alberto J. Montero have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Fig. 1
Historical background of value assessment frameworks in the US. Adapted from Ali et al. [4]. OTA Office of Technology Assessment (1972) (role: assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of healthcare services), NCHT National Center for Healthcare Technologies (1975) (role: endorse research on healthcare technologies), AHCPR/AHRQ Agency for Health Care Policy and Research/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (1989) (role: development of evidence and clinical practice guideline), MMA Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (2003) (role: list of required research to demonstrate the outcomes, comparative clinical effectiveness, and appropriateness of healthcare items and services), PCORI Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute (2010) (role: fund comparative effectiveness research), VAFs value assessment frameworks (2014–present)
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