Doctor's Orders?
Critics of comparative effectiveness research, which the government has been funding for decades, claim that it will lead to treatment being approved or denied based on costs. Proponents say it will improve the quality of care and can, in some cases, show that more costly treatments aren't as effective as less expensive alternatives.
We can't predict what will happen in the future, but we can say that several claims being made about the impact of ...
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I must admit that I jumped the gun when I read the original article by Betsy McCaughey and called it a "hit piece," but perhaps my overstating this opinion caused us to delve deeper into understanding where she was coming from. Ironic, no?