Amitabh Chandra, professor of public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, argues in a new video that investments in new medical technology should be done in a cost-effective manner.
The video — part of a collaboration between Harvard and New York City nonprofit 92Y — tackles how to approach the costs that come with new medical tech.
For example, Chandra points to Proton Beam Therapy as an example of how cost might outweigh benefit. Beam therapy is a new high-tech method for treating men’s prostate cancer, but Chandra argues that it hasn’t been proven any more useful than other, less expensive forms of treatment.