Comparative Effectiveness Will Likely Appear In Medicare Package This Year
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Creating a national infrastructure for comparative effectiveness research has been flagged as a priority for inclusion in a Medicare package that Congress could consider before the end of the year
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