num_pages: 70
description: New medical technologies―pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and procedures―often allow great improvements in the outcomes of medical care, but they are also widely believed to be a major cause of increasing costs. Selective adoption of new technologies is crucial in the quest to control health care costs while preserving or enhancing the quality of care.
language: English
title: Managed Care and the Evaluation and Adoption of Emerging Medical Technologies
titlecomplete: Managed Care and the Evaluation and Adoption of Emerging Medical Technologies
publisher: RAND Corporation