|Articles|July 1, 2006

Health plans apply scientific evidence to new technologies

There are times when technology is well proven and clearly beneficial in the effort to improve health outcomes such as length of life, quality of life and functional ability. There are other times when it is not as clear whether technology helps to achieve this objective.


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