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The assessment of innovation and the value of new medicinal therapies, has been repeatedly commented in “Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs” journal. This is a key point in health technology assessment, which is often used by industry to justify the high cost of a particular drug. Innovation itself is a broad concept. However, when it comes to the value and assessment of health technologies, an important dimension of the innovation of a therapy is its added benefits. Not benefits, but added benefits. This is the link between pricing and cost of treatment with the health technology in question. For more information click here.