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Review
. 2019 Jun 17:365:l2190.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l2190.

Evaluation of technologies approved for supplemental payments in the United States

Timothy J Judson  1 , Sanket S Dhruva  1   2 , Rita F Redberg  3   4
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Evaluation of technologies approved for supplemental payments in the United States

Timothy J Judson et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Supplemental payment programmes can increase access to new technologies, but Timothy Judson and colleagues find that some payments are made without clear evidence of safety and effectiveness

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Competing interest: We have read and understood BMJ policy on competing interests and declare no conflicts of interest, including no support for this work other than that listed above, no financial relationships with any organisations that might have an interest in this submitted work, and no other relationships or activities that could seem to have influenced the submitted work. The authors affirm that this manuscript is an honest, accurate and transparent account of the study being reported.

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How the study populations of NTAP effectiveness studies compare with Medicare beneficiaries
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