Health-technology-assessment bodies
The European Medicines Agency has been working closely with health-technology-assessment (HTA) bodies since 2008. Regional and national HTA bodies provide recommendations on medicines and other health technologies that can be financed or reimbursed by the healthcare system in a particular Member State or region. Recently, they have been gaining a greater influence on the access of novel medicines to patients, mainly due to increased pressure on healthcare budgets.
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