The following statements are about health plans’ development of medical policies.

Technology assessment is applicable only to medical policy development for new medical procedures, devices, drugs, and tests.

Technology assessment provides the scientific rationale for the medical policy section that specifies when a medical service is appropriate and when it is not.

The medical policy development process includes both a clinical and an operational review of a proposed medical policy.

The decision to accept or reject a proposed medical policy often depends on how a new technology compares to currently used interventions.