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  • Health Policy
  • Bioethics
  • Health Technology Assessment

Background:

  • Healthcare technology assessment (HTA) decisions on technology adoption are inherently controversial due to potential conflicts of interest.
  • HTA faces a dilemma: avoid controversy and risk marginalization, or engage directly with ethical issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue that HTA should actively engage with ethical issues.
  • To propose integrating procedural justice into HTA to ensure fair and legitimate decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • Proposing the addition of procedural justice principles to HTA frameworks.
  • Advocating for stakeholder inclusion in deliberative processes to ensure comprehensive consideration of relevant reasons and evidence.

Main Results:

  • Procedural justice in HTA involves deliberation on evidence and rationales for meeting population health needs equitably.
  • Including diverse stakeholders ensures a broader range of perspectives in the decision-making process.

Conclusions:

  • HTA must confront ethical controversies to provide complete and relevant advice.
  • Procedural justice and stakeholder deliberation are crucial for legitimate and fair HTA outcomes, as illustrated by the cochlear implant case study.