Table 1.

Examples of specific uses of HTA for different government health authorities

Category	Examples	Uses of HTA
Targeted health programmes	• National Health Mission	• Rationalise components and Identify the most cost-effective package of interventions under each programme to maximize health gain
	• State Health Programmes	• Assist in procurement by identifying most cost-effective drugs & devices
		• Identify required budget allocations to achieve goals of each programme
Financial Protection programmes	• National Health Protection Mission	As above, and: • Develop threshold for reimbursement using health benefits obtained per rupee spent.
	• State Schemes	• Developing cost-effective standard treatment guidelines to improve quality of care
		• Assist in quality regulation of empanelled hospitals by informing quality metrics for reimbursement
		• Informing pay for performance standards of practice
Procurement Agencies	• Supplier Corporations	• Improve procurement by identifying cost-effective list of products and services
	• State Health Departments	• Assist in strategic purchasing by identifying cost-effective costs and prices
		• Remove duplications or waste and rationalise stock based on volume of usage
Regulatory Agencies	• Clinical Establishments Act	• Assist in development of contextually relevant quality metrics for service provision
	• National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)	• Rationalise list of medicines in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)
		• Assist in deriving cost-effective pricing for drugs