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An NIH study of treatments for high blood pressure, called the ALLHAT trial, shows some of the strengths and limitations of comparative effectiveness research to improve patient care. More...
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Senator Baucus and other key figures discuss need for patient centeredness in CER at PIPC Forum
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 18:51 | Posted in:Speaking at the Partnership to Improve Patient Care's (PIPC) forum on CER July 22, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) highlighted the promise of the health reform law in delivering patient-centered CER and pledged "diligent oversight" to ensure it fulfills this promise in implementation.
What did the House do for CER?
Submitted by Tony Coelho on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 21:00 | Posted in:The House of Representatives passed their health reform package - the Affordable Health Care for America Act - last Saturday night by a vote of 220 to 215. With all of the provisions packed into the 2,000-page bill, what's in this historic legislation for comparative effectiveness research (CER)?
AARP Supports Good CER
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/11/2009 - 21:18 | Posted in:Recently the AARP announced its support of S. 1213, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act – the same Senate CER bill that we at PIPC support.
From the AARP letter to Sens. Baucus and Conrad:
“[S. 1213] would create an independent Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and provide increased, stable funding to maintain our investment in research comparing the effectiveness of various treatments for given conditions.”
