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CER in the News

editor — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:22:36 +0000

Comparative Effectiveness in the News

Stimulus Funds Will Boost ‘Comparative’ Health Research

Study Found Cheap Blood Pressure Meds Are Best. No One Cared

Comparative Effectiveness Leads to Rationing?

editor — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:08:17 +0000

Comparative Effectiveness: Is Obama Really Calling for Rationing?

Harold Sox to Chair IOM Panel on Comparative Effectiveness

editor — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:40:48 +0000

The American College of Physicians website (www.acponline.org) announced that the past president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and current editor of Annals of Internal Medicine, Harold C. Sox, MD, MACP, has been named to chair the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities.

Comparative Effectiveness Analysis

editor — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:20:24 +0000

Comparative Effectiveness in the News

The Appropriate Role Of Cost-Effectiveness In Determining Device Coverage: A Case Study Of Drug-Eluting Stents, Health Affairs
A Hurdle for Health Reform: Patients and Their Doctors, The New York Times
Drug Makers Fight Stimulus Provision, Wall Street Journal
Obama’s Stimulus Bill Could Bring Euro-Style HTA to the US, Clinica World Medical Technology News
Comparative Effectiveness Bill to Hit Senate, FDAnews Drug Daily Bulletin
Bill Would Create Center For Comparative Effectiveness, Drug Topics
Whose Opinions Did the New York Times Publish on Comparative Effectiveness Research? Health Care Renewal
U.S. Stimulus Plan Would Pour Billions into Health
Senate Appropriations Cmte. Clarifies Comparative Effectiveness Language, The Pink Sheet

Center For Comparative Effectiveness

editor — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:59:01 +0000

Ever since the passage of the recent economic stimulus package there has been more and more discussions about the prospects of the government establishing a new Center for Comparative Effectiveness.

Be a part of the discussion…

Developing a Center for Comparative Effectiveness

The Obama Administration’s Options for Health Care Cost Control: Hope vs. Reality

Comparative Effectiveness Resource Center

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

editor — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:14:52 +0000

Uwe E. Reinhardt, Economics Professor at Princeton published this story in the New York Times – a good read but be sure to check out the comments section as well.

‘Cost-Effectiveness Analysis’ and U.S. Health Care’