Five Republican Senators have reintroduced a bill to bar the federal government from undertaking comparative effectiveness research, according to a release by Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). The 2009 ...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research (CER). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the Patient-Centered ...

Comparative effectiveness research has been the target of recurrent criticism in some political circles, with opponents claiming it’s the “gateway to rationing” or it encourages “cookbook medicine.” ...

Rigorous scientific standards are needed to address the challenge of providing information on the real-world effects of treatments and procedures. With enactment of healthcare reform legislation now a ...

To examine how neonatologists determine which risks require inclusion for informed consent per the ‘Common Rule’ and ‘Draft Guidance’ regulations in comparative effectiveness research (CER). Response ...

Comparative effectiveness research should inform clinical decision making and enhance value for patients and the healthcare delivery system, according to an American Heart Association policy statement ...

Issue brief from Ellen-Marie Whelan and Sonia Sekhar explains how comparative effectiveness research will help deliver better health care. When consumers shop for most products in America, we have the ...

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The US House of Representatives is considering legislation (HR 485) that would prohibit the use of the quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) and similar measures for coverage and payment determinations ...

The national Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) can look to Kaiser Permanente to see how comparative effectiveness research can enhance healthcare. Kaiser has researched the ...

We are all different. So why should health care providers want to treat us the same? Consider the many varieties of people throughout the world. Some are tall. Some are short. Some are fat, others are ...