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 ... Full Story »

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Kristin Gorski
4.8
by Kristin Gorski - Mar. 2, 2009

Impeccably sourced. Extremely fair. Based solely on explaining facts and clarifying which statements are inaccurate or simply opinion. This investigative analysis gets to the core of what this debate is — and it is not what Betsy McCaughey says it is.

Each person is entitled to his or her opinion. However, intentionally creating deception, fear or confusion around an issue is unethical. I would like to know what McCaughey's agenda is, and whose interests she is really serving.

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