The much-discussed implementation of an EU-wide legislative framework on health technology assessment (HTA) will finally come to fruition in 2025, explains EUnetHTA Chair Niklas Hedberg. He outlines the need for this framework given the sheer influx of new products and the limited capabilities of individual countries and why the intervening two years will be exceptionally busy for all stakeholders as they work to adapt to a unified system with new requirements. Hedberg ends with a rallying cry to not let minor details derail the rollout of this important new legislation which has been two decades in the making and has had the support of both governments and private companies.
After almost 20 years of work, [the implementation of EU HTA legislation] will finally become a reality in 2025 with joint work on scientific consultations, clinical assessment, and horizon scanning, among other tasks
