U.S. Should Create Cost-Effectiveness Group To Advise CMS – NEJM Editorial
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.S. government should establish an institute similar to the UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence to help CMS apply cost-effectiveness criteria to coverage and payment decisions, according to an editorial in the Oct. 6 New England Journal of Medicine
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