Technology Assessment Program
The Technology Assessment (TA) Program at the ´óÏóÊÓƵ (AHRQ) provides evidence reviews for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and associated payers to inform coverage decisions and provide information to its carriers.
This web page collates the evidence reports developed under partnership between CMS and AHRQ.
This web page collates the evidence reports developed under partnership between CMS and AHRQ.
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State Medicaid Medical Directors Network
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National Coverage Decisions
- Long-Term Health Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies Evaluating Positive Airway Pressure and the Validity of Breathing Measures as Surrogate Outcomes (PDF - 2.6 MB)
Protocol (PDF - 289 KB)
Appendixes (PDF - 2.3 MB)
Disposition of Comments (PDF - 3.2 MB) - Analysis of Requirements for Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) (2022; PDF - 732 KB; Appendix 2 [XLSX - 34 KB]; Appendix 3 [XLSX - 561 KB])
- Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (2021; PDF - 1.4 MB—Revised July 2021)
- End Stage Renal Disease in the Medicare Population (2019; PDF - 260 KB)
- Home Mechanical Ventilators (2017; PDF - 144 KB)
- Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (2014; PDF - 216 KB)
- Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population (2014; PDF - 316 KB)
- Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-Back Pain (2014; PDF - 77 KB)
